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    Concave mirrors are curved mirrors where the reflecting surface is on the inner surface of a sphere. This causes the mirror to converge or focus light rays towards its focal point, producing real or virtual images depending on the position of the object. Ray diagramming techniques are used to determine the type and location of the image formed, which involve drawing the principal, focal, and central rays. Common uses of concave mirrors include makeup mirrors and optical devices that require converging light rays.

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    Concave mirrors are curved mirrors where the reflecting surface is on the inner surface of a sphere. This causes the mirror to converge or focus light rays towards its focal point, producing real or virtual images depending on the position of the object. Ray diagramming techniques are used to determine the type and location of the image formed, which involve drawing the principal, focal, and central rays. Common uses of concave mirrors include makeup mirrors and optical devices that require converging light rays.

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    Concave mirrors are curved mirrors where the reflecting surface is on the inner surface of a sphere. This causes the mirror to converge or focus light rays towards its focal point, producing real or virtual images depending on the position of the object. Ray diagramming techniques are used to determine the type and location of the image formed, which involve drawing the principal, focal, and central rays. Common uses of concave mirrors include makeup mirrors and optical devices that require converging light rays.

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    Concave Mirrors

    In the last lesson, you learned how to mathematically describe the images formed by a
    mirror using the mirror equation. You were also able to calculate the magnification.
    In this lesson, you’ll be
    learning about concave
    mirrors and how to
    describe the images that
    they form, particularly
    using ray diagrams.
    What are concave mirrors
    used for? You will see in
    this lesson.
    SPOON-TASTIC (REVERSED) MIRROR!

    1. Observe the toy in terms of its


    height, width, and other physical
    appearance.
    2. Place the toy in front of the other
    curved side of the spoon as a mirror.
    3. Observe the image (shown in the
    mirror) formed from the actual toy.
    CONCAVE MIRROR

    • curved mirror where the reflecting surface is on the inner


    surface of the sphere so that the center of the mirror sinks
    away from the viewer
    • called a converging mirror because it focuses light rays
    towards its focal point
    • can produce both real and virtual images depending on
    where the object is placed in front of it
    CONCAVE MIRROR

    The front of a spoon acts as a concave mirror for


    the pushpin.
    RAY DIAGRAMMING IN CONCAVE MIRRORS

    Image formation in concave mirror


    STEPS IN DRAWING RAY DIAGRAM USING A
    CONCAVE MIRROR
    1. The principal ray is drawn. It is parallel to the principal axis
    and will be reflected to the focal point.
    STEPS IN DRAWING RAY DIAGRAM USING A
    CONCAVE MIRROR
    2. The focal ray is drawn. It passes through the focal point and
    is reflected parallel to the principal axis.
    STEPS IN DRAWING RAY DIAGRAM USING A
    CONCAVE MIRROR
    3. The central ray was drawn next. It passes through the
    central point and will be reflected back to the central point.
    STEPS IN DRAWING RAY DIAGRAM USING A
    CONCAVE MIRROR
    4. The intersection point is where the image will form.
    DETERMINE WHERE THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR
    WHEN AN OBJECT IS PLACED IN FRONT OF A
    CONCAVE MIRROR. USE RAY DIAGRAMMING
    TECHNIQUES ON THE FIGURE BELOW.
    DETERMINE WHERE THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR
    WHEN AN OBJECT IS PLACED IN FRONT OF A
    CONCAVE MIRROR. USE RAY DIAGRAMMING
    TECHNIQUES ON THE FIGURE BELOW.
    Step 1: Draw the principal ray.
    DETERMINE WHERE THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR
    WHEN AN OBJECT IS PLACED IN FRONT OF A
    CONCAVE MIRROR. USE RAY DIAGRAMMING
    TECHNIQUES ON THE FIGURE BELOW.
    Step 2: Draw the focal ray.
    DETERMINE WHERE THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR
    WHEN AN OBJECT IS PLACED IN FRONT OF A
    CONCAVE MIRROR. USE RAY DIAGRAMMING
    TECHNIQUES ON THE FIGURE BELOW.
    Step 3: Draw the central ray.
    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMAGES FORMED BY
    CONCAVE MIRRORS
    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMAGES FORMED BY
    CONCAVE MIRRORS
    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMAGES FORMED BY
    CONCAVE MIRRORS
    SUMMARY OF PLANE, CONVEX, AND CONCAVE
    MIRRORS
    • Plane mirrors: used as home mirrors (object is
    undiminished when an image of it is formed)
    • Convex mirrors: used as surveillance mirrors and as side
    mirrors in cars (object appears closer to the mirror and a bit
    smaller)
    • Concave mirrors: used for makeup mirrors (object appears
    larger and closer to the mirror)
    SUMMARY OF PLANE, CONVEX, AND CONCAVE
    MIRRORS
    Size of the Distance of
    Type of Nature of Orientation image the image Location of
    mirror the image of the image relative to relative to the image
    the object the mirror
    Plane mirror Virtual Upright Same size Same Behind the
    distance as mirror
    the object is
    Convex Virtual Upright Smaller Closer to the Behind the
    mirror mirror mirror
    Concave Real or Upright or Can be Can be from Can be in
    mirror virtual inverted smaller or infinity to front or
    larger very near the behind the
    mirror mirror
    ● A concave mirror is a curved mirror wherein the reflecting surface is on
    the inner surface of the sphere.

    ● Ray diagramming techniques involve the drawing of the principal ray,


    focal ray, and the central ray.

    ● The created images in concave mirrors depend on the distance of the


    object from the mirror.
    COMPLETE THE ANAGRAM BELOW.
    1. concave: converge :: convex: __________
    2. inner surface of sphere: diverging mirror :: outer surface of
    sphere: __________
    3. real: in front of mirror :: virtual: __________
    4. real: virtual :: upright: __________
    5. real: virtual :: magnified: __________
    Aene, Rachel. 2018. “Simple Uses of Concave Mirrors.” Sciencing. Accessed January 27, 2021.
    https://sciencing.com/simple-uses-concave-mirrors-7298957.html.

    Giancoli, Douglas C. 2013. Physics: Principles with Applications 7th Edition. New Jersey: Pearson

    Hewitt, Paul G. 2010. Conceptual Physics (11th ed) . New York: Pearson Education.

    Hugh D. Young, et al. 2012. Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics with Modern Physics 13th Edition.
    California: Pearson Education Inc.

    The Physics Classroom. “Reflection and the Ray Model of Light.” Accessed May 1, 2017 at
    http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refln.

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