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1. Explain why the focal length of a plane mirror is infinite, and explain what it means for the focal point to be at infinity.
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2. If a spherical mirror is immersed in water, does its focal length change? Explain.
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3. For what range of object positions does a concave spherical mirror form a real image? What about a convex spherical mirror?
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PROBLEM SOLVING Solve the problem below in the given space below. Use the back of this page if you need more space.
A woman stands 2.5 m in front of a convex mirror and notices that her image height is 1/5 of her actual height.
(a) What is the height of her image?
(b) What is the object and image distance?
(c) What is the focal length and radius of curvature of the mirror.