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What is the relationship between the focal length of a cylindrical mirror and its radius of curvature?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Focal length (f) can be defined as the distance from the focal point to the centre of the surface of the mirror.

While radius of curvature (r) is the radius of the sphere of which the mirror forms a part.

Hence the relationship between the two is that the focal length is half of the length of the radius of curvature.

Mathematically,

F = r/2

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