Activity 6.

17: Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors

Table 6.14 Position and characteristics of images by a concave mirror

Object position Ray diagram Image position Characteristics of image

Object at infinity

Object beyond C
(u > 2f )

Object at C
(u = 2f )
 Object between F
and C
( f < u < 2f )

Object at F
(u = f )

Object between F
and P
(u < f )

[Source: Worksheet is translated by referring to Buku Teks Fizik Tingkatan 4]

 Table 6.15 Position and characteristics of images by a convex mirror

Object position Ray diagram Image position Characteristics of image

Object beyond F
(u > f )

Object between F
and P
(u < f )

[Source: Worksheet is translated by referring to Buku Teks Fizik Tingkatan 4]