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The Reflection of Light

Light Rays and Plane Mirrors

• Geometric Optics
• Reflection
• Plane mirror question

A Virtual Optics Bench

Spherical Mirrors

• Spherical Mirrors
• Ray Diagram for a Concave Mirror
• Images with a Concave Mirror
• Ray Diagram for a Convex Mirror
• The Mirror Equation
• Magnification
• Sign Convention
• Steps to Follow
• Example 1
• Example 2