REFLECTION ON SPHERICAL MIRRORS

• A curved mirror is a reflecting surface in which its surface is a section of sphere. A spoon is a kind of curved mirror.
• Two Kinds of Spherical Mirros 1. Concave Mirror 2. Convex Mirror
• Center of Curvature (C)- it is the center of the sphere of which the mirror is part. Its distance from the mirror is known as the radius
• VERTEX(V)- It is the center of the mirror
• Focal Point/Focus (F)- It is the point between the center or curvature and vertex. Its distance from the mirror is know as the focal length (f)
• concave mirror- converging mirror
• convex mirror- diverging mirror
• PA- principal axis
• Ray diagramming is used in the graphical method of locating the image