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Question

A concave mirror is used as a rear view mirror in a car.


  1. True
  2. False

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Solution

The correct option is B False

We cannot use a concave mirror

  1. We cannot use a concave mirror as a rear-view mirror in vehicles.
  2. Because it forms an inverted image of distant objects.
  3. Concave mirrors cover a much lesser field of view.

We use a convex mirror for rear-view Because

  1. Convex mirrors have a very wide field of view as they are curved outwards.
  2. Image in convex mirror smaller than the object, but increases in size as the object approaches the mirror.

Hence, the statement is false.


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