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How many rays minimum are needed to construct an image by a spherical mirror give an example also?
The minimum rays needed to form an image by a spherical mirror is two.
Does a mirror work due to refracted light?
mirror works with the phenomenon of reflection but not the phenomenon of refraction .when the light rays are reflected only the image is formed .
Why does image formed in a plane mirror is always virtual?
the ray that passes from the object, when gets reflected from the plane mirror,the imaginary ray that passes from the mirror meets at a point behind mirror but the original do not meet actually.so the image formed by plane mirror is virtual.
What is virtual and real image?
A real image in produced by the actual intersection of the reflected rays . Whereas a virtual image is formed when the reflected rays meet after they are produced backwards.
What is a copy of an object formed by reflected or refracted rays of light?
An image is a copy of an object fromed by reflected (or refracted) rays of light.
Can a plane mirror form a real image?
No it can not. It would have to be concave or convex(not sure which). A real image would be if you looked at the mirror and on the wall next to you were projected.
How do mirrors reflect light?
When light shines onto an object viewed in a mirror, the rays are reflected into the eye. The rays come from a position behind the mirror. The image is the sane size as the object and the same distance from the mirror. In the image, left is right and right becomes left. The angle that the light gets pointed on to the mirror is the same as the angle that gets reflected of the mirror!
What rays can be reflected on a mirror?
light rays
What is a copy of an object form by reflected or refracted rays of light?
Virtual Image
How many rays minimum are needed to construct an image by a spherical mirror give an example also?
The minimum rays needed to form an image by a spherical mirror is two.
Does a mirror work due to refracted light?
mirror works with the phenomenon of reflection but not the phenomenon of refraction .when the light rays are reflected only the image is formed .
Why does image formed in a plane mirror is always virtual?
the ray that passes from the object, when gets reflected from the plane mirror,the imaginary ray that passes from the mirror meets at a point behind mirror but the original do not meet actually.so the image formed by plane mirror is virtual.
What is virtual and real image?
A real image in produced by the actual intersection of the reflected rays . Whereas a virtual image is formed when the reflected rays meet after they are produced backwards.
Why do you look at a spoon and you see yourself upsidedown?
To view an object in any type of mirror, a person must sight along a line at the image of the object. All persons capable of seeing the image must sight along a line of sight directed towards the precise image location. As a person sights in a mirror at the image of an object, there will be a reflected ray of light coming from the mirror to that person's eye. The origin of this light ray is the object. A multitude of light rays from the object are incident on the mirror in a variety of directions; yet as you sight at the image, only a small portion of the many rays will reflect off the mirror and travel to your eye. To see an object in a mirror, you must sight at the image; and when you do reflected rays of light will travel from the mirror to your eye along your line of sight. Not all people who are viewing the object in the mirror will sight along the same geometrical line of sight. The precise direction of the sight line depends on the location of the object, the location of the person, and the type of mirror. Yet all of the lines of sight, regardless of their direction, will pass through the image location. In fact, the image location is defined as the location where reflected rays intersect. Since all people see a reflected ray of light as they sight at an image in the mirror, then the image location must be the intersection point of these reflected rays. If an object is positioned above the principal axis of a concave mirror and somewhere beyond the center of curvature. The concave mirror will produce an image of the object which is inverted (positioned below the principal axis) and located between the center of curvature and the focal point of the mirror.
What is a virtual image?
In optics, a virtual image is an image in which the outgoing rays from a point on the object never actually intersect at a visable point. However, if these rays were stretched out they would intersect at a point behind the mirror/surface.
What is a copy of an object formed by reflected or refracted rays of light?
An image is a copy of an object fromed by reflected (or refracted) rays of light.
Explain the difference between the concave mirror and convex mirror?
A convex mirror bulges out. A concave mirror curves inward.For a convex mirror, light rays are reflected to meet at a point, while, for a concave mirror, light rays seem to be reflected from a point. If the incident rays were paraxial, the reflected rays are reflected to meet at, or appear to be reflected to a point referred to as the focal point of the lens. For a convex mirror, the focal point is real, while, that of a concave lens is virtual.
