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    This document discusses spherical mirrors and the mirror formula. It provides examples of how concave and convex mirrors are used and explains the sign convention and mirror formula used to determine the position and nature of images formed by spherical mirrors. Specifically, it gives an example problem where an object is placed in front of a concave mirror and uses the mirror formula to calculate that the virtual, enlarged image will form 30 cm in front of the mirror.

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    This document discusses spherical mirrors and the mirror formula. It provides examples of how concave and convex mirrors are used and explains the sign convention and mirror formula used to determine the position and nature of images formed by spherical mirrors. Specifically, it gives an example problem where an object is placed in front of a concave mirror and uses the mirror formula to calculate that the virtual, enlarged image will form 30 cm in front of the mirror.

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    SPHERICAL MIRRORS

    &
    MIRROR FORMULA
    • Concave mirrors are commonly used in
    torches, search-lights and vehicles
    headlights to get powerful parallel beams
    of light.
    • They are often used as shaving mirrors
    to see a larger image of the face.
    • The dentists use concave mirrors to see
    large images of the teeth of patients.
    • Large concave mirrors are used to
    concentrate sunlight to produce heat in
    solar furnaces.
    OBJECT AT F
    Image:
    Position:
    Nature:
    Size: enlarged

    F
    Object between P & F.

    Image:
    Position: Behind mirror
    Nature: virtual and erect
    Size: enlarged

    F P
    Convex mirror –image formation

    O I F

    Image
    Position: Behind the mirror ,Between P
    and F
    Nature: virtual and erect
    Size: Diminished
    • Convex mirrors are commonly used as rear-
    view (wing) mirrors in vehicles. These
    mirror enables the driver to see traffic
    behind him/her to facilitate safe driving.
    • Convex mirrors are preferred because they
    always give an erect, though diminished,
    image.
    • Also, they have a wider field of view as
    they are curved outwards. Thus, convex
    mirrors enable the driver to view much
    larger area than would be possible with a
    plane mirror.
    Mirror formula
    1 1 1
     
    f v u C F
    f
    u

    u-distance of the object from the pole


    v- distance of the image from the pole
    F-focal length(distance of the focus
    from the pole)
    1 1 1
     
    f v u
    New Cartesian sign convention
    P
    O
    S
    I
    T
    I
    V
    E

    O
    Negative N positive
    E
    G
    A
    T
    I
    V
    E
    1.The object is on the left of the mirror,ie.,light is
    incident on the mirror from the left hand side of the
    mirror.
    All distances parallel to the
    principal axis are measured from
    the pole of the spherical mirror.
    image
    object

    POLE

    F u -ive
    v +ive
    f -ive

    POLE
    The height measured upwards
    and perpendicular to the principal
    axis is taken as positive. The
    height measured downwards and
    perpendicular to the principal
    axis is taken as negative.
    Hi +ive
    POLE POLE

    ho-ive
    The distances measured in the
    direction opposite to the incident
    light (left) are taken as negative.

    2F F
    The distances measured in the
    direction of the incident light
    (right) are taken as positive.

    POLE
    F
    V +ive
    Question
    An object of height 5cm is placed in
    front of a concave mirror of focal length
    10cm,at a distance of 15cm. Find the
    position and nature of the image. (Apply
    sign convention and find the sign of all
    the quantities)
    Mirror formula
    1/f=1/v+1/u
    Solution
    OBJECT

    2F F
    By applying sign convention POLE
    IMAGE
    u= -15cm, F= -10cm ho= +5cm V=?

    1/f=1/u+1/v
    1/-10=1/-15 +1/v

    1/-10+1/15 =1/v
    (-3+2)/30=1/v

    V= -30cm

    M =-v/u =-(-30/-15)= -2
    Nature
    enlarged,inverted and real.

    Position
    Image is formed at a distance of 30cm in
    front of the mirror

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