When light rays collect at a point after
reflection from a spherical or they are
there
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Viewer and car on one side of the mirror, virtual car on the other side of the mirror with rays traced; dotted on virtual side
Viewer and car on one side of the mirror, virtual car on the other side of the mirror with rays traced; dotted on virtual side
Spherical convex mirrors
Convex mirrors that are shaped like part of a sphere or circle, just like plane mirrors, always have a virtual image: the image always looks like it is on the other side of the mirror, and the image distance is always negative. Light rays that come towards the mirror from far away are essentially parallel, but when they hit the mirror they are reflected in all directions. However, there is a virtual focal point on the other side of the mirror if we follow them back into the mirror. The whole setup looks something like this:
