REFLECTION ON

CURVED MIRRORS
OBJECTIVES:
1. Explain reflection on curved mirrors.
2. Differentiate concave and convex
mirrors.
3. Describe the location, size, and
orientation of the images formed by
curved mirrors.
1. Have you seen your
image on the two sides
of a clear spoon?
2. What do you notice
about your image on
each of the two sides
of the spoon?
3. How will you compare
your image from the
two sides of the spoon?
 GROUP ACTIVITY
SPHERICAL MIRRORS

MATERIALS:
• Spherical Mirrors
• Manila Paper
• Pentel Pen
 Concave Convex
Mirror Mirror
Orientation of
Image
Size of Image
Location of the
image
Type of Image
PROCEDURE:
• Refer to the given activity sheet.

GUIDE QUESTIONS
1. What did you notice about the size and location
of the image when you bring the concave and
convex mirror closer to your face?

2. What is the generalization from the nature of

images formed by the convex mirror and
concave mirror?
 REFLECTION ON
CURVED MIRRORS
1. How is the reflection of
light in a plane mirror
different to the
reflection of light in
curved mirrors?

2. What is the difference

between a concave
mirror and a convex
mirror?
TWO KINDS OF CURVED MIRRORS
 CONCAVE MIRROR

• Curved mirror in
which the reflective
surface bulges
away from the light
source.
 CONCAVE MIRROR
• It is called a
converging mirror
because the
parallel incident
rays converge or
meet/intersect at
a focal point after
reflection.
 CONVEX MIRROR

• Curved mirror in
which the
reflective surface
bulges towards
the light source.
 CONVEX MIRROR
• It is called diverging
mirror because the
parallel incident rays
diverge after reflection.
When extending the
reflected rays behind
the mirror, the rays
converge at the focus
behind the mirror.
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS
• Center of Curvature,
C – the center of the
sphere of which the
mirror is part. Its
distance from the
mirror is known as
the radius
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS
• Vertex, V – the center
of the mirror.
• Focal Point/Focus, F –
the point between the
center of the curvature
and vertex. Its distance
from the mirror is
known as the focal
length, F.
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS

• Principal Axis – the line

passing through the
center of the mirror
that is exactly
perpendicular to the
surface of the mirror.
 THE FOUR PRINCIPAL RAYS ON
CONCAVE AND CONVEX MIRROR
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS
• From the object, draw
the first ray (P – F
ray). From the same
point on the object,
draw the second (F –
P ray), third (C – C
ray), and fourth (V
ray) rays.
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS

• The intersection of the

four rays is the image
point corresponding to
the object point.
 LOCATING THE IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS
• For a convex mirror, light
rays diverge after
reflection and converge
from a point that seems to
be behind the mirror
(virtual focus); but the
procedure for locating
images is the same as for
a concave mirror.
 GROUP ACTIVITY:
GUIDE QUESTIONS
1.Refer to Table 6. How does the location of
the object affect the characteristics and
location of the image formed in a concave
mirror?

2.Cite the uses and applications of concave

mirrors in our society.
IMAGE FORMATION IN CONCAVE MIRROR
OBJECT BEYOND C
OBJECT AT C
OBJECT BETWEEN C AND F
OBJECT AT F
OBJECT AT F AND P
APPLICATION OF CONCAVE MIRROR
 APPLICATION OF CONCAVE MIRROR

• Concave mirror
produces an
enlarged image of
the patient’s teeth
so that the dentist
can see an image
of teeth easily.
 APPLICATION OF CONCAVE MIRROR

• Light bulb is placed

at focus.
• This produces a
powerful parallel
beam of light. This
can be seen at a
large distance.
 APPLICATION OF CONCAVE MIRROR

• They have a
concave reflector.
• They concentrate
sunlight and reflect
it, hence they
convert solar energy
into heat energy.