Waves Practice Problem Set Worksheet Page 16

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Unit 8 O
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8.1.1 Plane Mirrors
1. Draw the reflected light ray(s) and position of the observer’s eye where it can see
the reflected ray.
2. A bulb is placed in front of a plane mirror.
a. Use a ruler and a protractor to construct four rays that travel from the bulb
to the mirror and reflect. Include eyes at positions that could see the
reflected rays.
b. Extend the reflected rays with dotted lines behind the mirror to locate the
virtual image.
c. Measure and compare the image distance to the object distance.
3. The ray diagram below shows where Observer 1 sees the virtual image of the
bulb. Show where, if at all, Observer 2 sees the virtual image.
Gamzon & Gregorian-Michaelsen
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