Week 7 Task: Mirror Equation

Name: _____________________________________ Section: ___________ Date: _________

I. Describe the images formed by curved mirrors using mirror equation.

LOCATION Look at the value of focal In front of the mirror (+) Behind the mirror (-)
FORMULA BOX length and radius of
curvature

ORIENTATION Size of the image si Upright (+) Inverted ( - )

SIZE Compare So and Si Enlarged/ Bigger: So < Si Reduced/ Smaller: So > Si

Same size : So = Si

TYPE Distance of the image di Real image : + di Virtual Image: - di

KIND OF MIRROR Focal length Concave : + f Convex : - f

1. Compute the image distance and image size of a 7.00-cm tall object
Location:
placed 30.0 cm from a concave mirror having a focal length of 10.0
cm? Orientation:

Size:

Type of Image:

2. A magnified, inverted image is located a distance of 35.0 cm from

Location:
a concave mirror with a focal length of 15.0 cm. What is the object
distance? Orientation:

Size:

Type of Image:

3. A 7.0-cm tall light bulb is placed a distance of 30.0 cm from a convex mirror having a focal length of -12.0 cm.
Determine the image distance and the image size.

Location:

Orientation:

Size:

Type of Image: