Physics, asked by chahakrajput, 9 months ago

state the cartesian sign convention followed for reflection by spherical mirrors.​

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Answered by rohitbagoriya1977
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EXPLANATION: NEW CARTESIANS SIGN CONVECTION FOLLOWED FOR REFLECTION BY SPHERICAL MIRRORS:

1☆ THE OBJECT IS ALWAYS PLACED ON LEFT SIDE OF THE MIRROR.

2☆ALL THE DISTANCES PARALLEL TO THE PRINCIPAL AXIS ARE MEASURED FROM THE POLE OF THE MIRROR.

3☆ALL DISTANCES MEASURE IN THE DIRECTION OF INCIDENT LIGHT(MEASURED TO THE RIGHT OF ORIGIN) ARE TAKEN AS POSITIVE.

4☆DISTANCES MEASURED UPWARDS AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE PRINCIPAL AXIS ARE TAKEN POSITIVE.

5☆DISTANCES MEASURED DOWNWARDS AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE PRINCIPAL AXIS ARE TAKEN NEGATIVE.

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