Properties of an Image - Answers 1. The image is upright/upside down
2. The image is reduced or enlarged
3. The image is located behind the mirror or in front of mirror
4. The image is inversed
Paraxial rays that strike a concave mirror are reflected _______ the principle axis - Answers
toward
Paraxial rays that strike a convex mirror are reflected _______ the principle axis - Answers away
What does it mean when an image is real? - Answers Rays intersect and form the image
What does it mean when an image is virtual? - Answers You have to extrapolate the rays and
trace it back to form an image
f for Concave mirrors - Answers positive f (f= 1/2 R)
f for Convex mirrors - Answers negative f (f = -1/2 R)
Three special rays for concave mirror - Answers 1. Paraxial ray from the object that passes
through the focal point upon reflection
2. A ray from the object that passes through the focal point and reflects parallel to the principle
axis
3. A ray from the object that passes through C and reflects and retraces its original path
The object is located beyond C (concave mirror) - Answers 1. Real
2. Inverted
3. Reduced
The object between C and f (concave mirror) - Answers 1. Real
2. Inverted
3. Enlarged
The object is located inside f (concave mirror) - Answers 1. Virtual
2. Upright
3. Enlarged
, Three special rays for convex mirrors - Answers 1. A paraxial ray from the object reflects as if
originating from f
2. A ray from the object that heads towards f and gets reflected parallel principle axis
3. A ray from the object heads towards C and gets reflected back along same path as if it
originating from C
Where is the f and C located relative to the convex mirror? - Answers Behind the mirror
The object and a convex mirror - Answers 1. Virtual
2. Upright
3. Reduced
If m > 1 then the image is ... - Answers enlarged
If m < 1 then the image is ... - Answers reduced
If m is positive then the image is ... - Answers upright
If m is negative then the image is ... - Answers inverted
Real images are ... (inverted or upright) - Answers inverted
Virtual images are ... (inverted or upright) - Answers upright
Focal Length Sign Convention - Answers f is + for concave
f is - for convex
Object Distance Sign Convention - Answers d0 is + if the object is in front of the mirror
d0 is - if the object is behind the mirror (occurs when trying trying to form images with multiple
mirrors)
Image Distance Sign Conventions - Answers di is + if the image is in front of the mirror (real
image)
di is - if the image is behind the mirror (virtual image)
What are the image properties of a convex mirror always? - Answers Upright, reduced and virtual
As light passes though different media, what stays the same but what changes? - Answers
frequency stays the same but the wavelength and speed change as well
When light refracts, what makes it bend towards the normal? - Answers Less dense medium to
a more dense medium (low n to high n)