Focal length of a spherical mirror solar cooker made from a beach ball

[MBEE]

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Homework Statement

a) Bianca wants to make a solar cooker to take on her camping trip
what type of mirror does she need?

b) Bianca makes a mirror by putting silver foil on an old, cut-up beach ball. The ball has a diameter of 96cm. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.

c) Draw a diagram to show the mirror, the direction of the sun's rays, and the position of bianca's food.

d)State the nature of the image produced by the solar cooker

e) Bianca's food cannot all be at one point. Discuss the effectiveness of the solar cooker at 5cm from the focus.

Homework Equations

1/f=1/do+1/di

m=di/do=hi/ho

siso=f2

m=f/so=si/f

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[MBEE]

I'm really bad at physics:S

 

[Xisune]

Homework Statement

a) Bianca wants to make a solar cooker to take on her camping trip
what type of mirror does she need?

b) Bianca makes a mirror by putting silver foil on an old, cut-up beach ball. The ball has a diameter of 96cm. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.

c) Draw a diagram to show the mirror, the direction of the sun's rays, and the position of bianca's food.

d)State the nature of the image produced by the solar cooker

e) Bianca's food cannot all be at one point. Discuss the effectiveness of the solar cooker at 5cm from the focus.

Homework Equations

1/f=1/do+1/di

m=di/do=hi/ho

siso=f2

m=f/so=si/f

The Attempt at a Solution

a) You need a mirror that focuses light on 1 point, which mirror does this?

b) f = R/2

c) You can probably do this yourself..., the sun's rays would be horizontal lines toward the mirror

d) Again, once you have the ray diagram, this is self explanatory.

e) This is a magnification problem, so use M=di/do

 

[Dickfore]

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