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5.1 UNDERSTANDING REFLECTION PHENOMENA
Frequently Asked Questions( FAQ)
1. State the law of reflection. ( Hukum pantulan)
The Law of reflection of light states that

the angle of incidence equals

(Sudut tuju = sudut pantulan)

ii) the incident ray, the reflected ray and

plane

are all lie at the same

Sinar tuju, sinar pantulan dan garis normal berada pada paksi yg sama
In the boxes provided for the diagram below, write the name of each of the parts indicated.
Incident angle

Normal

Reflected angle

Incident ray
30

30

Point of incidence
Plane mirror

2. How to draw Image formed by a plane mirror???:

( Cara melukis imej pada cermin satah)

i. State the image characteristics?? ( nyatakan cirri imej yg terbentuk?)

Reflected ray

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3. Calculation involving reflection of plane mirror

The diagram shows Ahmad and Salim standing in front of a plane mirror at a distance of 5 m
and 3 m respectively. What is the distance of Ahmad's image as seen by Salim?

4. Application of plane mirror

i. periscope

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Concave mirror
i.

Knowing the Important points on the principal axis

ii.

Effect of parallel rays on concave mirror

iii.

Effect of parallel rays on convex mirror

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3. Rules of ray diagram for concave mirror:

i.

ii,

Concave mirror

Concave mirror

iii.

4. Using the principles of construction of ray diagram, complete the ray diagrams for each of
the cases shown below:
u = object distance ; v = image distance ; f = focal length ; r = radius of curvature
Case 1: u > 2f
Concave mirror
object
C

F
F

Hence state the characteristics of image formed:

i)

ii)

iii)

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Case 2: u = 2f or u = r

Concave mirror
object
C

image characteristic:

Case 3: f < u < 2f

Concave mirror
object
C

image characteristic:

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Case 4: u = f

Concave mirror
object
C

image characteristic:

Case 5: u < f

Concave mirror
object
C

image characteristic:

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Example KBAT question:
U are given with 2 mirror, ie concave & convex. U have to choose which mirror is suitable to be
used as a make up mirror. Draw an image produced the make up mirror??
( 4 marks)