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Spherical Mirrors
Physics (Science Paper 1) · Chapter 9 · 6. Light
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- Concave and convex mirrors: pole, centre and radius of curvature, principal axis, focus, focal length; f = R/2
- Paths of specific rays: parallel to the axis, through the focus, through the centre of curvature, parallel rays meeting on the focal plane
- Images formed by a concave mirror for different object positions (simple ray diagrams)
- Image formed by a convex mirror; uses of concave and convex mirrors
- Cartesian sign convention; mirror formula 1/v + 1/u = 1/f and magnification (direct numerical problems)