Question: The safety warning label Objects in ( the ) mirror are closer than they ap - pear printed on the side - view mirrors of

The safety warning label Objects in (the) mirror are closer than they ap- pear printed on the side-view mirrors of cars in some countries around the world was popularized in the original Jurassic Park film (1993). In one of the scenes a Tyrannosaurus rex is chasing a jeep with the main characters in it. At one point, the driver of the jeep sees the T-Rex in his side-view mirror with the darkly humorous warning label printed (see the image below).
(a)(5 points) Is the mirror plane, convex, or concave? For what purpose is this type of mirror chosen?
(b)(5 points) If the radius of curvature of the mirror is 2 meters and the T-Rex got as close as 10 meters from the mirror and stands 5 meters tall, how big is the image and how far is it from the mirror?
(c)(5 points) Draw a careful ray diagram indicating the distance s of the object from the mirror, the distance of the image from the mirror s^('), the image size y^(') and the object size y.
(d)(5 points) Do your results support or contradict the statement on the warning label? If it contradicts the statement, explain why they say it.
The safety warning label Objects in ( the )

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