Ray Diagrams for Concave Mirror
Important Questions on Ray Diagrams for Concave Mirror
To form the image on the object itself, how should we place the object in front of a concave mirror? Explain with a ray diagram.

Show the formation of image with a ray diagram when an object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror away from the centre of curvature.

Draw suitable rays by which we can guess the position of the image formed by a concave mirror.

Draw a ray diagram to show the process of converging of the parallel beam by a concave mirror by taking four parallel incident rays.

Write the answer to the following question based on the data given in the table below.
Position of the object | Position of the image | Enlarged/ diminished | Erect/ inverted | Real/ virtual |
Between mirror and F | Behind the mirror | Enlarged | Erect | Virtual |
On focal point | At infinity | - | - | - |
Between F and C | Beyond C | Enlarged | Inverted | Real |
On centre of curvature | On C | Same size | Inverted | Real |
Beyond C | Between F and C | Diminished | Inverted | Real |
If the centre of curvature of a concave mirror is , where the object should be placed to get an image at centre of curvature?

Write the answer to the following question based on the data given in the table below.
Position of the object | Position of the image | Enlarged/ diminished | Erect/ inverted | Real/ virtual |
Between mirror and F | Behind the mirror | Enlarged | Erect | Virtual |
On focal point | At infinity | - | - | - |
Between F and C | Beyond C | Enlarged | Inverted | Real |
On center of curvature | On C | Same size | Inverted | Real |
Beyond C | Between F and C | Diminished | Inverted | Real |
In which situation inverted images formed by a concave mirror?

How do you form a diminished image by a concave mirror on a screen?

Write the answer to the following question based on the data given in the table below.
Position of the object | Position of the image | Enlarged/ diminished | Erect/ inverted | Real/ virtual |
Between mirror and F | Behind the mirror | Enlarged | Erect | Virtual |
On focal point | At infinity | - | - | - |
Between F and C | Beyond C | Enlarged | Inverted | Real |
On centre of curvature | On C | Same size | Inverted | Real |
Beyond C | Between F and C | Diminished | Inverted | Real |
What changes will come gradually in the size of an image, when we move an object away from the concave mirror?

How do you get a virtual image using a concave mirror?

Find the distance of the image (in ) when an object is placed on the principal axis at a distance of in front of a concave mirror whose radius of curvature is .
Give the solution with two decimal places.

How do you find the focal length of a concave mirror?

An object is placed at a distance of from a convex mirror of focal length . Find the position and nature of the image.

A convex mirror with a radius of curvature of is used as rear-view in an automobile. If a bus is located at from this mirror, find the position, nature and size of the image.

How do you appreciate the use of reflection of light by a concave mirror in making of TV antenna dishes?

How will our image be in concave and convex mirrors?

Do you get an image when object is placed at of a concave mirror? Draw a ray diagram.

How can one see an image formed on the object itself?

