LOCATING IMAGES IN CONVEX MIRRORS

USING RAY DIAGRAMSGrade 10 Science – Optics Unit

Cardinal Ambrozic C.S.S.

S Smaller

A Upright

L Behind the Mirror

T Virtual

RAY DIAGRAM #1

CFVPA

Convex Mirror

Do our reflected rays meet anywhere, so that we can draw our image?

What can we do?

FRONT BACK

Applications of Convex Mirrors

Security Mirror• This is a type of mirror used in some stores

that allow a clerk to see a wide area (to prevent shoplifting)

Applications of Convex Mirrors

Side-View Mirror• Drivers can see the image of objects behind the

car• Objects in this mirror are closer than they appear