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Images in Plane Mirrors

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1 Images in Plane Mirrors

2 Why does the writing on the hood of police cars and ambulances appear backwards?

3 Using Light Rays to Locate an Image
When looking at an image in a mirror, the image appears to be behind the mirror The image seen is a virtual image Using Light Rays to Locate an Image

4 VIRTUAL IMAGE – an image in which light rays do not actually arrive at or come from the image location the image is “NOT REAL” It cannot be projected

5 Using Equal Perpendicular Lines to Locate an Image
2 observations about an object and its image in a plane mirror: The distance from the object to the mirror is exactly the same as the distance from the image to the mirror. The object-image line is perpendicular to the mirror surface. Using Equal Perpendicular Lines to Locate an Image

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8 Looking into a Plane Mirror
Images in a plane mirror are upright, but reversed horizontally = Looking into a Plane Mirror

9 When describing the properties of an image, 4 characteristics are examined:
ize (same, smaller, or larger) ttitude (upright or inverted) ocation (distance from mirror [in front/behind]) ype (real or virtual) S A L T S.A.L.T.

10 Characteristics (“SALT”) for an image in a plane mirror: S – same size A – upright L – same distance as object behind mirror T - virtual

11 Page 493 #1-6,9 Homework:


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