G10 Q2 Week 6

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Lesson 1
Images Formed by Plane and
Spherical Mirrors
MELC: The learner predicts the qualitative characteristics (orientation, type, and
magnification) of images formed by plane and curved mirrors and lenses .
( S10FE - IIg -50)
Objectives: 1. Describe a plane and spherical mirror
. 2. Construct ray diagrams to locate images formed by plane and spherical
mirrors
3. Predict the orientation, type, and magnification of images formed by plane
and spherical mirrors

Let’s Explore and Discover


Have you seen yourself in a mirror lately? How do you look? Can
Unlocking of you describe your physical characterisctics in front of a mirror?
Difficulties
I look odd in a mirror I’ve
• An “image” is
tried today. I wonder why I
created when the
look smaller in that mirror…
visible light
bounces off or
reflects from a
polished surface Really? I look the
like mirrors. same size in mine.

• Mirrors can be
“plane” or flat
and “spherical”
or curved.

What the minions saw in the mirror is an “image”. The qualitative characteristics of image
can vary depending on the type of mirror used. Let us find out what types of mirror they
used.

You have learned in the previous lesson that light travels in straight lines. Here, light
will be represented using “rays” which are straight lines coming from any object. When
these rays enter your eyes, you are able to see the object. Incident ray (i) is a ray from the
source falling on the mirror or any surface. Reflected ray (r) is a light ray bouncing off the
mirror or any surface. The normal (N) is the imaginary line perpendicular to a surface. The
angle formed between the normal and the incident light ray is the angle of incidence (θi).
The angle formed between the normal and the reflected light ray is the anle of reflection
(θr).

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Law of Reflection

Normal to surface Law of Reflection states that:

Angle of 1. The incident ray, i, the


Angle of
incidence reflection reflected ray, r and the
Incident Reflected normal to the mirror at
light ray light ray the point of incidence all
lie in the same plane.

2. The angle of incidence is


Surface equal to the angle of
Diagram 1. Law of Reflection reflection.

Types of Reflection
Irregular or diffused reflection occurs when
incident rays fall on a rough surface. This time, reflected
rays scatter in all directions. This type of reflection
enables us to see objects around us.

Regular reflection occurs when the parallel


incident rays are reflected in equally parallel pattern.
This can only happen if rays are falling on a very smooth
surface like mirrors. This reflection enables us to see an
image. Diagram 2. Regular and
Diffused Reflected
Locating Images Formed by Plane Mirrors
A Plane Mirror is the common flat mirror used at
home and almost everywhere. Here is how to locate an
image formed by a plane mirror using a ray diagram.
➢ STEP 1. Locate the image position. Draw a dashed
AI
line from object O perpendicular to point A in the
mirror and extend the broken line behind the
mirror at point I. Note here that OA equal AI. Point
I is the location of the image.
OA ➢ STEP 2. Draw the reflected rays. Draw lines from
the image to the eye. Draw dashed lines behind
the mirror and solid lines in front of the mirror.
The solid lines represent real rays.
➢ STEP 3. Draw the incident rays. Draw the lines
Diagram 3. Image in a Plane Mirror from the object to the reflected rays on the mirror.

Predicting Characteristics of Image Formed by Plane Mirror


From the diagram created above, you can now predict the characteristics of image
in plane mirror by its Size, Attitute, Type and Location or by the acronym SALT.

Characteristics of Image Formed by Mirrors


Size smaller than the object, same size, or larger than the object
Attitute upright or inverted
Location behind the mirror or in front of the mirror
Type of image real or virtual

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“ In the case of a plane mirror,
the image formed is always
same size, upright, same
location behind the mirror as
the object in front of the mirror
and is always virtual.

Spherical Mirrors
Diagram 4. Characteristics of Image
Formed by a Plane Mirror

Spherical mirrors are shaped like part of a sphere. It has two reflective
surfaces and is classified into two types. If the reflective surface is inside, it is called a
concave mirror. If the reflective surface is in the outside, the mirror is called convex.

Concave mirrors are also called converging mirrors


because light rays converge or come together after being reflected
from the mirror. The point where reflected rays meet is called the
focus, F, it is where the image is formed. The distance from the
focus to the mirror is its focal length, f . The center of
curvature, C, is the center of the sphere from where the mirror
belongs. The image formed in front of the mirror is a “real
image”.

The convex mirror is also called a diverging mirror


because light rays diverge or spread outward after reflection from
the mirror. In a convex mirror, the place where extended reflected
rays meet is called the virtual focus, F. This broken lines
indicate that no real rays have passed behind the mirror. Hence,
the image formed by intersecting broken lines is “virtual”.

Locating Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors


We also use ray diagram to determine where an image will be in spherical
mirrors. At least two key rays are used, all of which begin from the object:

➢ RAY 1. A ray parallel to the axis after reflection it passes through the focal point
F. o

axis axis

Reflected ray
ray
➢ RAY 2. A ray to the vertex of the mirror; it reflects at equal angle.
o

axis axis

Reflected ray
ray

Remember: If the two reflected rays do not meet in front of the mirror, continue the reflected
rays behind the mirror. When ray is extended behind the reflective surface, you should use
broken lines. If the reflected rays are parallel, it will never intersect, then no image is formed.
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