mirror terminology

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center of curvature

C = center of sphere from which the mirror is made

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principal axis

straight line joining the pole to the center of curvature

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vertex / pole

P = center of the spherical mirror

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focus

F = halfway point between the center of curvature/C & vertex/P

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focal length

f = distance from focus to the pole