Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.
(a) Shaving or makeup mirror
(b) Security mirrors in shop
(c) Torch light
Support your answer with reason.
(a) Shaving or makeup mirror
(b) Security mirrors in shop
(c) Torch light
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.