PHYS 2002 MIDTERM COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ R is the....
Answer: Radius of curvature
◉ All paraxial ray get reflected through the same point called.... (F)
Answer: Focal Point
◉ For concave mirrors, what is the formula to find f?
Answer: F=1/2 R
◉ For convex mirrors, what is the formula to find f?
Answer: F=-1/2 R
◉ For concave mirrors, what is the sign for f?
Answer: F is positive
◉ For convex mirrors, what is the sign for f?
Answer: F is negative
, ◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 1. The object is located outside of C. What
are the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is real, inverted, and reduced with respect to the
object.
◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 2. The object is located between C and F.
What are the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is real, inverted, and enlarged with respect to the
object.
◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 3. The object is located inside of F. What are
the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is virtual, upright, and enlarged with respect to
the object.
◉ Convex Mirrors. What are the properties of the image formed?
(there is only one case)
Answer: The image is virtual, upright, and reduced with respect to
the object.
◉ If m > 1, then the image is
Answer: Enlarged
◉ If m < 1, then the image is
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ R is the....
Answer: Radius of curvature
◉ All paraxial ray get reflected through the same point called.... (F)
Answer: Focal Point
◉ For concave mirrors, what is the formula to find f?
Answer: F=1/2 R
◉ For convex mirrors, what is the formula to find f?
Answer: F=-1/2 R
◉ For concave mirrors, what is the sign for f?
Answer: F is positive
◉ For convex mirrors, what is the sign for f?
Answer: F is negative
, ◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 1. The object is located outside of C. What
are the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is real, inverted, and reduced with respect to the
object.
◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 2. The object is located between C and F.
What are the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is real, inverted, and enlarged with respect to the
object.
◉ Concave Mirrors. Case 3. The object is located inside of F. What are
the properties of the image formed?
Answer: The image is virtual, upright, and enlarged with respect to
the object.
◉ Convex Mirrors. What are the properties of the image formed?
(there is only one case)
Answer: The image is virtual, upright, and reduced with respect to
the object.
◉ If m > 1, then the image is
Answer: Enlarged
◉ If m < 1, then the image is