Name
Lens Ray Diagram
Directions: Use the rules from the Optical Ray Diagram Rules information sheet, follow along with your
teacher to draw the ray diagrams for the various cases of optical references.
Convex Lens Has multiple cases.
Case I: Obiect is far beyond 2F (at oo)
Case I: Image Appears:
1. Location: a3ÿ
2. Orientation: \ÿ.'ÿI tÿ3,"ÿ ÿ}
Object
3. Size: ÿ(6ÿD Cgÿ
2F F
4. Image Type: ÿ i
Case II: Obiect is at 2F
Case II: Image Appears:
Object
1. Location: (ÿ-ÿ c)-ÿ
2. Orientation: \ÿ'xJg/'ÿC ÿi
2F
3. Size: ÿ_Wk_0 .... ÿ ÿ
4. Image Type: \ÿ" ÿ- ,5\+t
Case III: Obiect is between 2F and F
Case III: Image Appears:
Object
1. Location: ÿ,ÿ rTÿl ,ÿ
2. Orientation:\ ÿ"J ÿ'(_
2F
3. Size: ÿ¢ÿ.ÿ,,ÿ d
3-
4. Image Type: ÿtÿ,ÿ(ÿk!
(Over)
\
h
!
Case IV: Object is inside F (between F and Lens)
Case IV: Image Appears:
1. Location: ÿk..g)qÿ_ ÿ)ÿ:Jÿ
2F
F
I
2. Orientation: \)ÿ.\ dÿ
3. Size: ÿ,ÿ\ÿb%,ÿ cÿ
4. Image Type: ÿ\ .ÿaÿ
Concave Lens Has only ONE case.
Convex Mirror's Image Appears:
1. Location: ÿ%ÿ"ÿ;" ÿ'-ÿ:;i,
2. Orientation: ÿ)ÿ5t,,.1 ' '
Object
{
4. Image Type: J ÿ-ÿ
Name
Mirror Ray Diagram
Directions: Use the rules from the Optical Ray Diagram Rules information sheet, follow along with your
teacher to draw the ray diagrams for the various cases of optical references.
Curved Mirrors
Spherical Concave Mirror
Case I: Object is far beyond C (at oo)
Case I: Image Appears:
1. Location: a4 V
2•Orientation: !ÿ'ÿ
ÿ ÿiÿ:ÿ-d
\ ÿ
Object
C
F
3. Size: ÿ'ÿ\J (Jÿ
4. Image Type: ¥'ÿ€ ÿ\t
Case II: Image Appears:
Object
1. Location: 0tÿ Q--'
2. Orientation: ! ÿ k]ÿ (.ÿ
3. Size: ÿ)ÿ'v%ÿ
4. Image Type: ÿ(!-&,-i
Case III: Object is between C and F
Case III: Image Appears:
Object
1. Location: ÿ¢ÿ Dÿ'v"\Li Q-,
¢' 'ÿ"
2. Orientation: 'iÿ¢\ ,}ÿ,ÿ,ÿi;L=:ÿ
3. Size: ÿ a\ 0AOdg
4. Image Type: gÿ O\ ÿ
(Over)
Case IV: Obiect is inside F (between F and Mirror)
J
Object
I
C
Case IV: Image Appears:
1. Location: ÿ ÿ
ÿ
'"ÿ
2. Orientation: \/ÿ)ÿLÿ
3. Size: ÿN\OA ÿ,,ÿ ÿ}
F
4. knÿge Type: ÿ\V%;'ÿ 2ÿ
Spherical Convex Mirror Has
ONE case.
Convex Mirror's Image Appears"
1. Location:
ÿ ÿv_v.ÿ tÿ'\ÿI ÿ
2. Orientation: \1 "ÿ 4 ÿ ÿ,, ÿ
Object
3. Size: ÿ¢ ÿ',Se.e ÿ
4. Image Type: ÿ\'v'&,J ÿJ{