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    Curved mirrors can be either converging (concave) or diverging (convex). A converging mirror brings light rays together at a single focal point, while a diverging mirror spreads light rays out. Key parts of a curved mirror include the center of curvature, vertex, principal axis, and focus. Optical ray diagrams show how light rays behave when striking a curved mirror - parallel rays hitting a converging mirror meet at the focal point, rays passing through the center of curvature reflect back on themselves, and rays through the focus reflect out parallel to the principal axis.

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    Curved mirrors can be either converging (concave) or diverging (convex). A converging mirror brings light rays together at a single focal point, while a diverging mirror spreads light rays out. Key parts of a curved mirror include the center of curvature, vertex, principal axis, and focus. Optical ray diagrams show how light rays behave when striking a curved mirror - parallel rays hitting a converging mirror meet at the focal point, rays passing through the center of curvature reflect back on themselves, and rays through the focus reflect out parallel to the principal axis.

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    Curved mirrors can be either converging (concave) or diverging (convex). A converging mirror brings light rays together at a single focal point, while a diverging mirror spreads light rays out. Key parts of a curved mirror include the center of curvature, vertex, principal axis, and focus. Optical ray diagrams show how light rays behave when striking a curved mirror - parallel rays hitting a converging mirror meet at the focal point, rays passing through the center of curvature reflect back on themselves, and rays through the focus reflect out parallel to the principal axis.

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    Curved mirrors can be either converging (concave) or diverging (convex). A converging mirror brings light rays together at a single focal point, while a diverging mirror spreads light rays out. Key parts of a curved mirror include the center of curvature, vertex, principal axis, and focus. Optical ray diagrams show how light rays behave when striking a curved mirror - parallel rays hitting a converging mirror meet at the focal point, rays passing through the center of curvature reflect back on themselves, and rays through the focus reflect out parallel to the principal axis.

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    Curved Mirrors

    Word Definition Example


    Converging
    (concave) mirror
    Diverging (convex)
    mirror

    Define the following parts of a curved mirror


    Centre of curvature Vertex (V): Principal axis Focus (F)
    (C):

    Label the curved mirror using page 475-46.

    Optical Ray Diagram Rules


    Rule Description Diagram
    s

    When an incident ray travels parallel


     to the principal axis, it is reflected
    through the focus (F).

    When an incident ray passes through


     the centre of curvature (C), it is
    reflected back onto itself.
    When an incident ray passes through
     the focus (F), the reflected ray is
    parallel to the principal axis.

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