Data:
Convex mirror
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| Close up view of convex mirror |
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| Far away view of convex mirror. |
Characteristics of image formed on a convex mirror:
1a. Image appears smaller than the object
b. Image is upright
c. Image distance seems to be larger than the object distance
2. When moved closer, the image still exhibits the same characteristics.
3. As the object get further away from the mirror, the image size becomes a lot smaller.
Distance Object = 5.5 centimeters
Distance Image = 1.9 centimeters
Height Object = 2.2 centimeters
Height Image = 0.7 centimeters
Magnification = height image/height object = 0.32
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| Close up view of concave mirror. |
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| Far away view of concave mirror. |
Characteristics of image formed by concave mirror:
1a. The image appears larger than the object
b. The image is upright
c. The image distance is smaller than the object distance
2. As the object moves farther, the image appears smaller than the object and it becomes inverted.
Distance Object = 11.6 centimeters
Distance Image = 3.3 centimeters
Height Object = 2.3 centimeters
Height Image = 0.6 centimeters
Magnification = height image/height object = 0.26
Results/Conclusion:
The image formed by a convex mirror is upright but smaller, as opposed to the concave mirror which forms an image that is upside down and smaller when behind the focal point, while being in front of the focal point forms and image that is upright and bigger than the original object.
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