MIRRORS

MIRROR- A REFLECTIVE SURFACE NOW TYPICALLY OF GLASS COATED WITH A METAL AMALGAM, THAT REFLECT A CLEAR IMAGE

There are three types of mirrors, plane, concave, and convex.

PLANE MIRROR

• A flat type of mirror
• Produces a clear virtual image
• Most common type of mirror
• Light gets reflected back to where it came

VIRTUAL IMAGE

CONCAVE

• Is bulged inward
• All light that hits it gets reflected to the same spot
• The spot the light goes to is the focal point

FOCAL LENGTH

CONVEX MIRROR

• Bulges outward
• Grabs light beside the mirror
• Used to look around corners
• Light reflects in all directions

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