course PHY 232 July 7 at 9:30 p.m. Self-critique Rating:*********************************************
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Given Solution: `a** The symbols s and s' are used in the diagrams in the chapter, including the one to which problem 62 refers. s is the object distance (I used o in my notes) and s' the image distance (i in my notes). My notation is more common that used in the text, but both are common notations. Using i and o instead of s' and s we translate the problem to say that f is the object distance that makes i infinite and f ' is the image distance that makes o infinite. For a spherical reflector we know that na / s + nb / s' = (nb - na ) / R (eqn 35-11 in your text, obtained by geometrical methods similar to those used for the cylindrical lens in Class Notes). If s is infinite then na / s is zero and image distance is s ' = f ' so nb / i = nb / f ' = (nb - na) / R. Similarly if s' is infinite then the object distance is s = f so na / s = na / f = (nb - na) / R. It follows that nb / f ' = na / f, which is easily rearranged to get na / nb = f / f'. THIS STUDENT SOLUTION WORKS TOO: All I did was solve the formula: na/s+nb/sprime=(nb-na)/R once for s and another time for sprime I took the limits of these two expressions as s and s' approached infinity. I ended up with f=-na*r/(na-nb) and fprime=-nb*r/(na-nb) when you take the ratio f/fprime and do a little algebra, you end up with f/fprime=na/nb ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): OK Self-critique Rating: OK ********************************************* Question: `q **** univ phy How did you prove that f / s + f' / s' = 1? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: n_a/s + n_b/s' = (n_b - n_a)/R into when s = infinity and s' = f': n_b/f' = (n_b - n_a)/R when s' = infinity and s = f: n_a/f = (n_b - n_a)/R Im not sure where to go from here . . . .
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Given Solution: `a** We can do an algebraic solution: From nb / f ' = (nb - na) / R, obtained in a previous note, we get f ' = nb * R / (nb - na). From na / f = (nb - na) / R we get f = na * R / (nb - na). Rearranging na/s+nb/s'=(nb-na)/R we can get R * na / ( s ( na - nb) ) + R * nb / (s ' ( na - nb) ) = 1. Combining this with the other two relationships we get f / s + f ' / s / = 1. An algebraic solution is nice but a geometric solution is more informative: To get the relationship between object distance s and image distance s' you construct a ray diagram. Place an object of height h at to the left of the spherical surface at distance s > f from the surface and sketch two principal rays. The first comes in parallel to the axis, strikes the surface at a point we'll call A and refracts through f ' on the right side of the surface. The other passes through position f on the object side of the surface, encounters the surface at a point we'll call B and is then refracted to form a ray parallel to the axis. The two rays meet at a point we'll call C, forming the tip of an image of height h'. From the tip of the object to point A to point B we construct a right triangle with legs s and h + h'. This triangle is similar to the triangle from the f point to point B and back to the central axis, having legs f and h'. Thus (h + h') / s = h / f. This can be rearranged to the form f / s = h / (h + h'). From point A to C we have the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs s' and h + h'. This triangle is similar to the one from B down to the axis then to the f' position on the axis, with legs h and f'. Thus (h + h') / s' = h / f'. This can be rearranged to the form f' / s' = h' / (h + h'). If we now add our expressions for f/s and f'/s' we get f / s + f ' / s ' = h / (h + h') + h' / (h + h') = (h + h') / (h + h') = 1. This is the result we were looking for. ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): All I had to do was plug the two conditional equations into the original equation. Self-critique Rating:1"