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If a letter P is place in front of the mirror what is the mirror image of the letter P?
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Is it possible to find whether a mirror is plane concave or convex from the nature of image of an object?
Yes possible. If we place an object somehow close to the mirror and observe the image. If the image is of the same size as that of the object then it is a PLANE mirror If the image is magnified and erect, then it will be a concave mirror If the image is dimisnished then the mirror is convex in nature.
Why can't a convex mirror create a real image?
Because the focal point of the convex mirror will always be at a 'virtual' place. Convex mirrors focus the image at a definite point.
As you look at an ordinary mirror at large angle you can often see more than one image why?
In addition to the primary image formed by one reflection off the back of the mirror, you may get images formed after two reflections and a total internal refraction: reflection off the back of mirror, refraction on inside of front surface of glass and reflection off back of the mirror. The refraction will only take place at a large angle.
How can you prove the image formed in plane mirror is as far behindthe mirror as the object in front of it?
To do this get a plane mirror and two pins. 1.place the first pin in front of the mirror and let it stand firmly. 2.the second pin would act like a search pin-move it until it coincide with the image of the first pin. 3.avoid error due to parallax in 2 4.read the distance of the first pin from the mirror and now the second from behind the mirror,you will find out they are approximately the same since you can't do it perfectly at home. 5.Any small object can also be used
What is the difference between a reflection and a translation in geometry?
A reflection is a mirror image of a shape whereas a translation moves an image to a different place
How do mirrors produce a clear image?
Light travels around the Earth 7 times per second. This light bounces between your eyes and the mirror in a bright place to produce an image. The shinier and undamaged the mirror is and the more light there is, the clearer the image will be. That's why it's harder to see an image in a dim room, or on a cheap/scratched mirror.
How does the microscope change the image you see?
Why is the image of a letter inverted under a microscope?because it has a mirror below the stage ( the one where the specimens are being examind ) it dont reflects sunlight but also the image of a letter
What type of image does a Convex mirror produce and Why?
A convex mirror produces a virtual image, because the principle light rays incident on the mirror surface from the object must pass through the focal point on the other side of the mirror (virtually), and so the image appears at a depth behind the mirror's surface. The three principle rays that form the focused image are: 1. The ray from the top of the object, parallel to the line passing through the center of the convex mirror, must pass through the focal point behind the mirror's surface. 2. The ray that passes from the top of the object and through the focal point in front of the mirror, comes through the mirror (virtually) parallel to the center line. 3. The ray that passes from the top of the object to the point where the surface of the mirror and the center line intersect, the reflection of which is traced back through the mirror's surface at the same angle as the reflected angle. The place behind the mirror where these rays intersect is the placement of the virtual image.
To get three image of an object one should have to place two plane mirror at an angle of?
90 degrees.
How can a concave mirror produce a virtual image?
Virtual or real image... concave mirrors can form either virtual images or real images... i hope the answer would help you :)) Place the object closer to the mirror than its focal length.
Why is a concave mirror better for gathering light than a plane mirror on a telescope?
-- A concave mirror gathers the light and bunches it up all in one place, called the "focus" of the mirror. There's a "real image" at that place, and you can capture it with a piece of ground glass, tissue, photo-film, or light-sensitive device at that place. -- A plane mirror doesn't gather anything. It just kind of sends the light back toward where it came from. It doesn't form any real image, and there's nothing to capture.
How do you see a virtual image if the rays of light are not actually meeting?
If you look at something in front of you, light bouncing off that thing enters your eye and you say you can see the object. If now you put a mirror between you and the object, and if you move around you can find a place where you can see it "in the mirror". The object appears to be "through the mirror". The light rays have been bent through angles, but your eye is deceived to believe the object is behind the mirror. It is called a virtual image, because there is nothing to be found at the apparent place where the light appears to come from. That apparent source is called the virtual image. In lenses, the light is bent in such a way that it appears to the eye to come from a place different from the true position of the object. Also a virtual image. Incidentally, when you "see" anything, it is because your eye lens has focused light rays onto your retina. Just like a camera lens focusses onto the image plane (film or sensor chip). That focussed image is a real image. If you look at the sun, it will burn a hole in your retina, the shape of the sun.
