Reflection of Light on a Curved Surface: Method to draw ray diagrams

1. There are two main types of curved mirrors, namely:

(a) Convex Mirror
(b) Concave Mirror

2. On a Concave mirror, the rays that are parallel and close to the main axis (small opening) converge to a point F (main or principal focus) and the distance FP is known as the focal distance of the concave mirror. (P is the surface of the mirror)



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3. On a Convex mirror, parallel rays that are close to the main axis, diverge from the surface of reflection. The rays are seen to diverge from a poinf F (main focus) behind the mirror. The distance FP is known as the focal length of the mirror.


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