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Karnataka Board PUCPUC Science 2nd PUC Class 12

Sign Convention for Reflection by Spherical Mirrors

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CBSE: Class 12

Rules of the Cartesian Sign Convention

Rules for Distances

  • Distances measured in the same direction as the incident light are taken as positive.
  • Distances measured in the direction opposite to the direction of incident light are taken as negative.

Rules for Heights

  • Heights measured upwards with respect to the x-axis and normal to the principal axis (x-axis) of the mirror or lens are taken as positive.
  • Heights measured downwards are taken as negative.

With a commonly accepted convention, a single formula for spherical mirrors and a single formula for spherical lenses can handle all the different cases.

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