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Concave Mirror Worksheet
Section 13.3
1. An object is located 25 cm in front of a concave mirror. If the mirror has a focal
length of 15 cm, where will the image be located? (Use the mirror equation to find
the image distance, q)
2. A 1.0 cm tall object is placed 10 cm away from a concave mirror that has a 4.0
cm focal length.
a. Where will the image be located? (use the mirror equation to find q)
b. Is this a real or virtual image? _________________
c. Draw a ray diagram below to locate the image.
3. A 1.0 cm tall object is placed 6.0 cm away from a concave mirror that has a 4.0
cm focal length.
a. Where will the image be located?
b. Draw a ray diagram below to locate the image.
4. An object is located 10 cm away from a concave mirror with a focal length of 15
cm.
a. Use the mirror equation to find the location of the image.
b. What is the significance of you negative answer?
5. A concave shaving mirror has a focal length of 30 cm.
a. Calculate the image position of a 10 cm tall cologne bottle placed in front of
the mirror at a distance of 15 cm.
b. Is the image real or virtual?
c. Is the image upright or inverted?
d. What is the height of the image in the mirror?
e. What is the value for the magnification of the image?