spherical mirrors
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spherical mirror
mirror that has a curve surface like a part of a sphere
types of spherical mirror
concave mirror
convex mirror
concave or converging mirror
curved inward reflecting light inward
convex or diverging mirror
reflects light outwards
pole
center of the mirror’s reflecting surface, midpoint of the mirror
center of curvature
center of the imaginary sphere where mirror is cut
principal axis
straight line passing through c and p, main axis of the mirror
focus
point where reflected rays or extensions appear to meet, between c and p
focal length
distance between the pole and the focus
aperture
width of the reflecting surface of the mirror
object beyond c
image between c and f, inverted, size reduced
object at c
image at c, inverted, size same
object at f
no image
location of object
anywhere u put the object
location of image
behind the mirror, between pole and f