Large Concave and Convex Mirrors
Purpose
Large 60cm mirrors let the entire lecture hall observe image properties of curved mirrors simultaneously. Students see that the concave mirror produces inverted or upright images depending on distance, while the convex mirror always produces upright, diminished images.
Figure 1:
The 60cm concave (left) and convex (right) mirrors. Note the inverted image in the concave mirror and the upright, diminished image in the convex mirror.
Equipment
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