Worksheet 5.

1 Understanding Reflection of Light

1. Figure 1 shows a pencil placed in front of a plane mirror.

P R
pencil

observer
Plane mirror
Figure 1
(a) In figure 1, draw two light rays from P and show how an observer sees the image of the pencil.

(b) State the characteristics of the image formed.

Upright, virtual, laterally inverted, same size as the object
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(c) Figure 2 shows the plane mirror is being rotated 5o clockwise about the point R.

P R
pencil

observer
Plane mirror

In figure 2, complete a ray diagram to show how the image of the pencil is formed.

(d) State the changes that will happen to the image if

(i) the plane mirror is moved away from the object.
Image will move away from the mirror
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(ii)
the mirror is rotated clockwise through a small angle.
Image will move down
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 2. Draw the ray diagram to produce an image formed by each mirror and state the characteristics of the
image.
Object distance, Convex mirror Concave mirror
u
u > CP

O
O P F C

C F P

Characteristics

u = CP

O P F C C P
F
Characteristics

f < u < CP

O P F C C F P

Characteristics

u=f

O P F C C F P
Characteristics

u< f

O
O P F C
C F P

Characteristics