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Mirror, mirror on the wall!. Image Formation - Plane or Flat Mirror . Magnification M = = - 1 and p = q . Concave, a Spherical Mirror. Some Rules to Live By!. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Do not steal makeup or dentist’s mirror
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DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME Do not steal makeup or dentist’s mirror Do not crumple up a kid’s first grade homework Do not hold up mirror to sun, paper near mirror Do not burn paper
Mirror Equation: For parallel incoming rays, q is at focal point f = R / 2
Thick and thin • One, two sided (alike/different) • Converging and Diverging
SIMILAR! • Concave Mirror & Biconvex Lens • Convex Mirror & Biconcave lens DIFFERENT! Two radii of curvature, +ve and –ve (back and front) Two focal points FRONT, BACK Sign convention: +ve image distance at back of lens (“natural”) location
Simulation on Mirrors and Lenses • Click here to run Simulation on Image Formation in Mirrors and Lenses