2. Physics Review Convex Mirrors Topic Slides Minutes Displacement1
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

3. Curved Mirrors Converges light Diverges light Converging mirror
Diverging mirror
Converges light
Diverges light
Brings it together
Spreads it out

4. 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.
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5. PRACTICE
Old ex-12 Component Forces Part-2/2

6. Using a ruler, measure the height of the image.
Convex Mirrors Slide:
Image
Using a ruler, measure the height of the image.
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7. Convex Mirrors Slide:
A 5.00 cm tall candle is placed 30.0 cm in front of a curved mirror whose focal length is cm.
Determine the magnification factor.
Step-1: Find di (image distance)
A) 1.60 B)
C) 0.63 D)
Step-2: Find M (magnification)
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8. 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.
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9. Convex Mirrors Slide:
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… and good luck!