CONCAV
E
MIRROR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify the characteristics of the images (size,
location, orientation, and type) which are
produced by concave mirrors.
Solve problems in finding focal length,
distances of objects and images, and heights of
objects and images.
Appreciate the various uses of concave mirror
in the daily basis.
ACTIVITY 1:
CORRECT OR
INCORRECT
ACTIVITY 2: WHERE
IS MY PERFECT
MATCH?
REFLECTION ON SPHERICAL
MIRRORS
A curved mirror is a reflecting
surface in which its surface is
a section of sphere. There are
two kinds of curved mirrors,
the concave and the convex
mirror. A spoon is a kind of
curved mirror with both
concave and convex surfaces.
IMAGES FORMED BY
CURVED MIRRORS
Center of Curvature, C - the center of the sphere of which
mirror is part. Its distance from the mirror is known as the
radius.
Vertex, V - the center of the mirror.
Focal Point/Focus, F - the point between the center of the
curvature and vertex. Its distance is known as the focal
length, f.
CONCAVE
MIRROR
• It is a curved mirror in
which the reflective
surface bulges away from
the light source.
• It is also called Converging
Mirror because the parallel
incident rays converge or
meet/intersect at a focal
point after reflection.
THE FOUR PRINCIPAL RAYS ON
CONCAVE MIRROR
C-C Ray: A ray of
F-P Ray: A ray of
P-F Ray: A ray of light passing
light passing V Ray: A ray of
light parallel to the through the
through the light directed to
principal axis is center of
focus, F is the vertex at
reflected passing curvature, C
reflected parallel equal angle from
through the reflects back
to the principal the principal axis.
principal focus, F. along its own
axis.
path.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
IMAGE FORMED IN CURVED
MIRRORS
LOCATIO
N
ORIENTATION (UPRIGHT OR
INVERTED)
SIZE (SAME, REDUCED OR
ENLARGED)
TYPE (REAL OR
VIRTUAL)
FORMULA OF MIRROR
EQUATION
1 1 1
+
f p q
where: f= focal length or distance of the object,
F, from the mirror
p = distance of the object from the mirror
q = distance of the image from the mirror
SAMPLE
PROBLEM 1:
A 5cm tall light bulb is placed at a
distance of 45cm from a concave mirror
having a focal length of 10.5cm.
Determine the image distance and the
image height.
SAMPLE
PROBLEM 2:
An object is placed 25 cm in front of a
concave mirror. The image formed is
15 cm behind the mirror. Calculate the
focal length of the mirror.
QUIZ
PROBLEM SOLVING:
1. What is the image distance and image height if a 7cm tall object is
placed 30cm from a concave mirror having a focal length of 1cm?
2. A magnified, inverted image is located a distance of 30cm from a
concave mirror with a focal length of 15cm. What is the object distance?
3. An object is placed 10 cm in front of a concave mirror. The image formed
is 20 cm behind the mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.
ASSIGNMENT
In a 1 whole sheet of paper, draw a ray diagrams of
a concave mirror and identify the characteristics
of the image formed by a concave mirror.
• Farther than the Center of Curvature
• Between the Center of curvature and Focal point
