establish mirror formula for a concave mirror
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mirror formula is always same for all type of mirrors.
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Establish mirror formula for a concave mirror.
→ Check the attachment first provided with answer.
→ We need to Learn about Sign Conventions before deriving mirror formula as it involve "The sign conversations.
→ See the attachment .
→ Consider an object AB lying beyond the principal focus F of a concave mirror.
→ Let BK and BL be the two incident rays which meet at point B' after reflection from the mirror.
→ A'B' be the image of object AB.
→ Draw KN perpendicular to principal axis.
→ Now ∆ NKF and ∆ A'B'F are similar, therefore
» A'B' / KN = A' F /NF.....................(1)
→ When aperture of mirror is small then point N is very close to P. So, NF ≈ PF (approx) and KN ≈ AB
→ Equation (1) becomes,
A'B / AB = A'F / PF ..........................(2).
→ Also ∆ ABC and ∆ A'B'C are similar, therefore
A'B' / AB = A'C / AC ........................(3).
→ From equations (2) and (3), we have
A'F / PF = A'C / AC
(Or)
PA' - PF / PF = PC - PA' / PA -PC
..................(4)
→ Using Sign Conventions , We have,
» PA' = - v
» PF = - f
» PC = R = - 2f
» PA = - u
→ So , Equation (4) becomes
» - v + f / - f = - 2f + v / - u + 2f
» uv - 2vf - uf + 2f² = 2f² - vf
» uv - uf = vf.............(5)
Dividing equation (5) by uvf , we get
1 / f - 1 / v = 1 / u
Or
1 / f = 1 / u + 1 / v
This equation is called mirror formula.
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