FORMATION OF IMAGES BY PLANE MIRRORS AND CURVED MIRRORS
CONTENT
- Images Formed by a Plane Mirror
- Characteristics of Images Formed by a Plane Mirror
- Images Formed by Inclined Mirrors
- Applications/Uses of Plane Mirror
- Reflection of Light by Curved or Spherical Mirrors
- Terms as Applied to Spherical Mirrors
- Formation of Images by Curved Mirrors
- Uses of Curved Mirrors
- The Mirror Formula
Images Formed by a Plane Mirror
The way a plane mirror forms an image of an object placed in front of it is illustrated in the diagram below.
The incident rays OA and OB from the tip O, of the object strike the mirror at point A and B and are reflected as AC and AD respectively. When the points AC and BD are extended backwards, they will intersect at point I. That is why an observer at point E sees the upright image of the object as if it were located at I behind the mirror.
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