Mirror Formula -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Mirror Formula

Assume a mirror to be of a shape which focuses all rays to a single point (which requires a paraboloid). Using triangles 2 and 3,

(1)

Using triangles 2 and 4,

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

For a concave mirror f is positive. For a convex mirror, f is negative.

(6)

Lens Formula


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