Physics Review Convex Mirrors Topic Slides Minutes Displacement 1 Displacement 9 27 2 Vectors 13 39 3 Kinematics 4 Graphs 10 30 5 Energy 6 Power 15 7 Springs 12 8 Shadows Field of Vision 21 Colors 11 Concave mirrors Refraction 14 Lenses Optical Power 18 Convex Mirrors
Curved Mirrors Converges light Diverges light Converging mirror Diverging mirror Converges light Diverges light Brings it together Spreads it out
Convex mirrors produce a very large field of view. NOTE For convex mirrors, the image is always virtual, always located inside the mirror, always upright and always smaller than the object. Click
PRACTICE Old ex-12 Component Forces Part-2/2
Using a ruler, measure the height of the image. Convex Mirrors Slide: Image Using a ruler, measure the height of the image. Click
Convex Mirrors Slide: A 5.00 cm tall candle is placed 30.0 cm in front of a curved mirror whose focal length is -50.0 cm. Determine the magnification factor. Step-1: Find di (image distance) A) 1.60 B) -1.63 C) 0.63 D) -0.63 Step-2: Find M (magnification) Click
Slide: Convex Mirrors Click This ray reflects as if it were coming from point C. This ray reflects parallel to the principal axis yet the incident ray does not appear to go thru F. This ray reflects as if it were coming from point F yet is not parallel to the principal axis. Click
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