Name: Why is a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror? | #aumsum
Uploaded: 2019-04-15T06:50:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: Topic: Convex mirror\nWhy is a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror?\nWow. What an amazing car.\nBut your rear view mirror is missing.\nNo. Don\'t use a concave...

Why is a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror?

It will usually show you magnified images.

Now put the convex mirror and see the result.

Do you know what the difference between the two mirrors was?

If we use a concave mirror for our car, we will not be able to see the vehicles behind us properly.

This is because the concave mirror will magnify the object and we will see a very enlarged image.

Thus, we require a mirror which gives us a wider view of the vehicles behind us.

In this case, a convex mirror proves to be the right choice.

This is because a convex mirror forms a highly diminished image.

Thus making the traffic look much smaller.

As a result, we can see a large number of vehicles in a very small mirror.

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