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Conclusion
Based on the data gathered from the
experiment, the laws of reflection were
verified using various mediums. The angle
of incident and angle of reflection was said
to be 10o for trial 1, for the second trial 30 o,
and for the third trial 60o. The percent
difference for all trials was 0%. In activity 2
using two laser pointers illuminating a
concave and convex reflecting surface, the
percent difference was 3.98%. In activity 3
using a concave mirror, the image formed by
a spherical and plane mirror was
characterized. In the last activity using a
convex mirror, the observations are upright,
virtual image, which were smaller than the
object. Therefore, upon the type of mirror
used for reflection of light the use of
reflecting surface also varies. The law of
reflection therefore states that when a ray of
light reflects off a surface, the angle of
incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
Application
1. It was said that in 250BC,
Archimedes was able to set fire to a
Roman fleet using a mirror. In your
opinion, what kind of mirror was
this? Why?
Answer: Archimedes most likely
used a concave mirror, because
convergence of light rays is observed
for said kind of mirror. Convergence
via concave mirrors simply focuses
the light rays into one focal point and
REFERENCES:
http://physics4chynyein.blogspot.com/2012/
04/experiment-9-concave-and-convexmirrors.html
Law of Reflection. Physics Classroom.
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Answer: a) plane?
Virtual images generated from plane
mirrors are similar in size with the
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