Explore Phase : Sketch ray diagrams
Sketch ray diagrams for spherical mirrors.
The figure below shows a spherical mirror with an object.
The semi-circular represents the spherical mirror
The black arrow represents the object.
Use the GeoGebra tools to sketch the ray diagrams.
u=18
Describe the image.
What is the characteristics of the image?
Magnified, real and inverted.
Diminished, virtual and upright.
Magnified, virtual and upright.
Same size, real and inverted.
u=12
Describe the image.
What is the characteristics of the image?
Magnified, real and upright.
Diminished, real and inverted.
Diminished, virtual and upright.
No image is formed
Magnified, and inverted.
u=6
Describe the image.
What is the characteristics of the image?
Diminished, virtual and upright.
Magnified, virtual and upright.
Magnified, real and inverted.
Diminished, real and inverted.
u=-6
Describe the image.
What is the characteristics of the image?
Diminished, real and inverted.
Magnified, virtual and upright.
Diminished, virtual and upright.
Magnified, real and upright.
u=-24
Describe the image.
What is the characteristics of the image?
Magnified, virtual and upright.
Diminished, virtual and upright.
Diminished, real and inverted.
Magnified, real and upright.
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