Mirrors and Lenses Flashcards

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1
Q

Any light ray that comes into a concave mirror parallel to the principal axis goes where

A

they all hit the same point = focus!!

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1/f = ?

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1/f = 1/o +1/i = 2/r

r is distance from mirror to center of curvature = 2f

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3
Q

convex mirror will always form what kind of image?

concave?

A

virtual and smaller!

concave can form all

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What does every image for a convex lens look like?

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small, really close to the lens, upright and virtual!

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