Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.
(a) Headlights of a car
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle
(c) Solar cooker
Support your answer with reason.
(a) Headlights of a car
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle
(c) Solar cooker
Support your answer with reason.
a. are used as reflectors in headlights of cars and also as shaving and makeup mirror. Because it can produce a powerful parallel beam of light when the light source is placed at their .
b. A is used as a side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle and also as security mirrors in shops and hairpin bends because,
It always forms an image of an object placed anywhere in front it
It has a than a plane mirror of the same size
It always forms an image of an object placed anywhere in front it
It has a than a plane mirror of the same size
c. Large are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar furnaces.