An object is placed 6.

00 cm in front of a concave mirror

that has a 10.0-cm focal length.
(a) Determine the location of the image. (b) The object is
1.2 cm high. Find the image
height.
a. -15cm
b. 3.0cm
A convex mirror is used to reflect light from an object
placed 66 cm in front of the mirror. The
focal length of the mirror is f = -46 cm (note the minus
sign). Find (a) the location of the -27cm
image and (b) the magnification.0.41
An object is placed 9.00 cm in front of a mirror. The
image is 3.00 cm closer to the mirror when
the mirror is convex than when it is planar. Find the focal
length of the
convex mirror.
A contact lens rests against the cornea of the eye. An
optometrist using a keratometer to measure the radius of
curvature of the cornea, thereby ensuring that the
prescribed lenses fit accurately. In the keratometer, light
from an illuminated object reflects from the corneal
surface, which acts like a convex mirror and forms an
upright virtual image that is smaller than the object . With
the object placed 9.0 cm in front of the cornea, the
magnification of the corneal surface is measured to be
0.046. Determine the radius of the cornea.

An object is located 7.0 cm in front of a mirror. The

virtual image is located 4.5 cm away from
the mirror and is smaller than the object. Find the focal
length of the mirror ANS -13CM

The radius of curvature of a mirror is 24 cm. A diamond

ring is placed in front of this mirror. The image is twice
the size of the ring. Find the object distance of the ring.
FOR m = 2, u = 18cm and for m = -2 , u = 6cm
1. A small postage stamp is placed in front of a concave
mirror (radius = R) so that the image distance equals the
object distance.
(a) In terms of R, what is the object distance?
(b) What is the magnification of the mirror?
(c) State whether the image is upright or inverted relative
to the object. Draw a ray diagram to guide your thinking.

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questions. Instructions are at the bottom of hte screen. All
the answers will not be found on this web page.
1. When is an image real?
2. When is an image virtual?
3. Where is an image placed when it is real?
4. Where is an image placed when it is virtual?
5. What is the minimum number of rays to draw to find
an image?
6. What is a “virtual ray?”
7. Where on a diagram is the image located when “q” is
negative?
8. Where on a diagram is the object located when “p” is
positive?
9. What shape is a concave mirror?
10. What is the relationship between the center,
radius and focus?
11. What is the sign of the focus when a mirror is a
concave mirror?
12. What is the sign of the focus when a mirror is a
convex mirror?
13. Which variable indicates a virtual image? How
does it indicate a virtual image?
14. Which variable indicates a real image? How does
it indicate a real image?
15. What is the minimum number of rays to draw to
find an image?
16. Mathematically, when are “p” and “q” negative?
17. What are the four rules for drawing rays?
18. Which type of spherical mirror only has virtual
images?
 19. Which type of spherical mirror can produce an
enlarged image?
20. Which type of mirror can produce an real image?
21. Where is an object located to produce a real
image?
22. Where is an object located to produce an
inverted image in a concave mirror?
Do all these problems on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The focal length of a concave mirror is 17 cm. An object is located 38 cm in

front of this mirror. Where is the image located?
2. A clown is using a concave makeup mirror to get ready for a show and is 27
cm in front of the mirror. A virtual image is formed 65 cm from the mirror.
Find (a) the focal length of the mirror and (b) its magnification. (c) Is this a
convex or concave mirror?
3. The image behind a convex mirror (radius of curvature = 68 cm) is located 22
cm from the mirror. (a) Where is the object located arid (b) what is the
magnification of the mirror? Determine whether the image is (c) upright or
inverted and (d) larger or smaller than the object.
4. Convex mirrors are being used to monitor the aisles in a store. The mirrors
have a radius of curvature of 4.0 m. (a) What is the image distance if a
customer is 15 m in front of the mirror? (b) Is the image real or virtual? (c) If
a customer is 1.6 m tall, how tall is the image?
5. A dentist's mirror is placed 1.5 cm from a tooth. The enlarged virtual image is
located 4.3 cm from the mirror. (a) What kind of mirror (plane, concave, or
convex) is being used? (b) Determine the focal length of the mirror. (c) What
is the magnification? (d) How is the image oriented relative to the object?
6. A small postage stamp is placed in front of a concave mirror (radius = R),
such that the image distance equals the object distance. (a) In terms of R,
what is the object distance? (b) What is the magnification of the mirror? (c)
State whether the image is upright or inverted relative to the object.
7. A concave shaving mirror is designed so the virtual image is twice the size of
the object, when the distance between the object and the mirror is 15 cm.
Determine the radius of curvature of the mirror.

8. A shiny glass Christmas ornament in the shape of a ball is 10.0 cm in

diameter. What is the magnification of an object placed 15 cm from the
 surface of the ball? Is the image upside-down or right-side up. Justify your
answer?
9. A makeup mirror is labeled as 5X magnification. The image is upright like the
object. How far away from your eye (1.5 cm in height) does the mirror need
to be held so the image is 7.5 cm tall? Answer in terms of focal lengths.
[Link] driving a car around a sharp 90° blind corner, sometimes you will see a
round mirror that shows you the traffic on the other road. The image appears
upright and on the other side of the mirror. What is the focal length of this
mirror if the your car’s image appears to be 5 m away then your car is 7.5
meters away from the mirror?