(a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors:
i) Pole
ii) Centre of curvature
iii) Principal axis
iv) Principal focus
b) Draw ray diagrams to show the principal focus of a
i) concave mirror
ii) convex mirror
c) Consider the following diagram in which M is a mirror and P is an object and Q is its magnified image formed by the mirror.
a)
i) Pole: A pole is the central point of the reflecting surface of a spherical mirror. Pole lies on the mirror and is denoted by P.
ii) Centre of curvature: The centre of a sphere from which the given spherical mirror (convex or concave) is obtained is called as centre of curvature.
It is denoted by the letter C.
iii) Principal axis: An imaginary straight line passing through the pole and centre of curvature is termed as the principal axis.
iv) Principal focus: The focus (F) is the point on the principal axis of a spherical mirror where all the incident rays parallel to the principal axis meet or appear to diverge from after reflection.
b)
Concave mirror: The focus lies on the same side of the reflecting surface.