Cartesian Sign Convention For A Concave Mirror
Cartesian Sign Convention for a concave mirror
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A[Cartesian Sign Convention for a Concave Mirror] --> B[Origin]
B --> C[The pole of the mirror]
A --> D[Direction]
D --> E[The direction of incident light at the mirror]
A --> F[Signs]
F --> G["All distances measured to the right of the origin
(along +x-axis) are taken as positive"] F --> H["All distances measured to the left of the origin
(along -x-axis) are taken as negative"] F --> I[The distances measured in the direction
of incident light are positive] F --> J[The distances measured against the direction
of incident light are negative] F --> K[The height above the principal axis
is taken as positive] F --> L[The height below the principal axis
is taken as negative]
(along +x-axis) are taken as positive"] F --> H["All distances measured to the left of the origin
(along -x-axis) are taken as negative"] F --> I[The distances measured in the direction
of incident light are positive] F --> J[The distances measured against the direction
of incident light are negative] F --> K[The height above the principal axis
is taken as positive] F --> L[The height below the principal axis
is taken as negative]
BETA
