SUPRAPTA AISYA 9U3

GEOMETRIC OPTICS

LIGHT IS A RAY
=>that it travels in a straight line when it’s in a free
space.
WHEN DOES LIGHT RAYS BOUNCES OFF OF STUFF?
(for example:mirror)

Light=electric field+magnetic field

Mirror=a coating of aluminium or silver metal coating on glass

light rays

metal
mirror GLASS

EXPLANATION:when the electromagnetic fields hits the metal the little

charges in the metal(from the mirror) start to vibrate at the same frecuency
as the light ray that was coming in and it reradiates that stuff to another
ray at the same frecuency

LAW OF REFLECTION
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0i Or Oi=Or
incident =reflective

metal

REFLECTION
There are 2 types:

SPECULAR-smooth surface

DIFFUSE-bumpy surface

!ANGLE IS IMPORTANT!

=>CONCAVE
MIRROR
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=>CONVEX MIRROR

R
f

Optic acis
=>SPHERICAL MIRROR
C F

F=focal point(where all the parallel ray is coming converge)

F=focal length

R=radius
R
F= 2
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IMAGE FORMATION
=>where all the rays meet
THERE’S 2 TYPES OF IMAGES:
real image:where real rays meet up
virtual image:where the dash line rays meet up

MIRROR EQUATION AND MAGNIFICATION

1 1 1
mirror equation: do + di = p

hi di
magnification:m= ho =- do

Object

di
image

do