Mirrors and Image Formation

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Convex mirrors always form virtual images.

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Convex mirrors create virtual, upright, and smaller images regardless of object distance.

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Plane mirror examples.

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Examples include a bathroom mirror and a regular wall mirror.

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Image orientation in plane mirrors.

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Images in plane mirrors are upright.

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Image orientation in concave mirrors for real images.

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Real images in concave mirrors are inverted.

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Image size in plane mirrors.

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Images in plane mirrors are the same size as the object.

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Image orientation in concave mirrors for virtual images.

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Virtual images in concave mirrors are upright.

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Image type in concave mirrors for objects less than 1 focal length away.

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Virtual images are formed.

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Curved mirrors can be concave or convex.

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Concave mirrors focus light to a point.

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Concave mirrors are also known as "converging" mirrors.

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Concave mirrors focus light to a point.

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Incident Ray

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The original line to the mirror.