Question

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physics assignment
drawing the image of letter f in front of a plane mirror. complete the chart
communication: /5

application: /10
draw the ray diagram to show the image of letter f. use a protractor to measure angles of incidence and angels of reflection. use a pencil and a ruler to draw straight rays and lines.

Explanation:

• Type: A plane mirror forms a virtual image. A virtual image is one that cannot be projected on a screen as the light rays do not actually converge at the location of the image.
• Location: The image is located behind the plane mirror. This is because the light rays appear to come from behind the mirror after reflection.
• Size: The image size is equal to the object size. For a plane - mirror, the magnification formula \(m=\frac{h_{i}}{h_{o}} = 1\), where \(h_{i}\) is the image height and \(h_{o}\) is the object height.
• Orientation: The image is laterally inverted. If the object is the letter 'F', the left - right orientation is reversed in the image. For example, if a part of the 'F' is on the left side of the object, it will be on the right side of the image.
• Distance from the mirror: The distance of the image from the mirror is equal to the distance of the object from the mirror. Using the mirror formula \(\frac{1}{u}+\frac{1}{v}=0\) (for a plane mirror, \(f=\infty\)), we get \(v=-u\), where \(u\) is the object distance and \(v\) is the image distance (negative sign indicates the image is behind the mirror).

Answer:

Characteristics of the image	Description
Location	Behind the plane mirror
Size	Equal to the size of the object (letter F)
Orientation	Laterally inverted
Distance from the mirror	Equal to the distance of the object (letter F) from the mirror