True or false about mirrors

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A plane mirror gives a virtual erect image.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The centre of curvature is part of the mirror.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Rear-view mirrors in cars are convex.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The laws of reflection fail on curved surfaces.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The pole is the origin in the sign convention.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The mirror formula works for all object positions.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation