An Insect is magnified 12 times by a concave mirror. If the image is real, inverted and 6 cm away from the mirror, how far away is the insect? I need help in steps, when I tried the question I got a wrong answer

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Answer:

Step 1: Calculate the magnification of the image:

Magnification = Image distance/Object distance

Magnification = 6 cm/x cm

12 = 6 cm/x cm

x cm = 6 cm/12

x cm = 0.5 cm

Step 2: Calculate the distance of the insect from the mirror:

Object distance = Image distance/Magnification

Object distance = 6 cm/12

Object distance = 0.5 cm