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    This document provides information about ray diagrams of concave and convex mirrors. It defines key terms like focal length, object distance, image distance, and magnification. It presents the mirror equation and magnification equation. It discusses sign conventions for spherical mirrors and provides examples of using these equations to calculate image location and size for various mirror and object configurations.

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    Ray Diagrams of Concave Mirrors

    Ray Diagrams of Concave Mirrors


    Ray Diagrams of Concave Mirrors
    Ray Diagrams of Convex Mirrors
    Ray Diagrams of Convex Mirrors
    Summary of Ray Diagrams
    Mirror Equation
    • Ray diagrams are useful for
    determining the general location and
    size of the image formed by a mirror.
    • However, the mirror equation and
    magnification equation give a more
    accurate mathematical description of
    the image
    Mirror Equation
    • f = focal length of the mirror
    • p = object distance (distance
    between the object and the mirror.
    • q = the image distance (distance
    between the image and the mirror)
    • m = magnification of the mirror
    Mirror Equation

    1 1 1
    + =
    𝑝 𝑞 𝑓
    Magnification Equation

    𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, ℎ𝑖 𝑞
    𝑚= =−
    𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, ℎ𝑜 𝑝
    Sign Conventions for Spherical Mirrors
    • Focal length
    f is + for a concave mirror
    f is – for a convex mirror
    Sign Conventions for Spherical Mirrors
    • Image distance
    q is + if image is real (in front of mirror)
    q is – if image is virtual (behind the mirror)
    • Magnification
    m is + if the image is upright
    m is – if the image is inverted
    Example 1
    A 2.0 cm high object is placed 7.10cm
    from a concave mirror whose radius of
    curvature is 10.20 cm.
    A) find the location of the image
    B) find the size of the image
    Example 2
    A focal point is located 20.0 cm from a
    convex mirror. An object is placed 12 cm
    from the mirror. Determine the image
    distance.
    Group Activity!
    GROUP 1: A 5.00-cm tall light bulb is placed at a
    distance of 45.0 cm from a concave mirror
    having a focal length of 10.5 cm. Determine the
    image distance and the image size.
    GROUP 2: What is the focal length of a convex
    mirror that produces an image that appears 15.0
    cm behind the mirror when the object is 27.5
    cm from the mirror?
    Group Activity!
    GROUP 3: A 4.00-cm tall light bulb is placed a
    distance of 45.7 cm from a concave mirror
    having a focal length of 15.2 cm. Determine the
    image distance and the image size.
    GROUP 4: A 4.0-cm tall light bulb is placed a
    distance of 8.3 cm from a concave mirror having
    a focal length of 15.2 cm. Determine the image
    distance and the image size.
    Group Activity!
    GROUP 5: Determine the image distance and
    image height for a 5.00-cm tall object placed
    30.0 cm from a concave mirror having a focal
    length of 15.0 cm.
    GROUP 6: A 2.80-cm diameter coin is placed a
    distance of 25.0 cm from a convex mirror that
    has a focal length of -12.0 cm. Determine the
    image distance and the diameter of the image.

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