Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
A driver uses a convex mirror as a rearview mirror. Explain the reason with the help of a ray diagram.
Advertisements
उत्तर
A convex mirror always forms a small and upright image between pole and focus. That means in a small area of mirror driver can see all the traffic coming from behind.

APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by the principal focus of a convex mirror?
State whether the following statement is true or false:
A diverging mirror is used as a rear-view mirror.
What kind of mirrors are used in big shopping centres to watch the activities of the customers?
An object placed 20 cm in front of a mirror is found to have an image 15 cm (a) in front of it, (b) behind the mirror. Find the focal length of the mirror and the kind of mirror in each case.
An arrow 2.5 cm high is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a diverging mirror of focal length 20 cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image formed.
A convex mirror used as a rear-view mirror in a car has a radius of curvature of 3 m. If a bus is located at a distance of 5 m from this mirror, find the position of image. What is the nature of the image?
Explain why a real image can be projected on a screen but a virtual image cannot.
An object is placed at the following distance from a convex lens of focal length 15 cm:
(a) 35 cm
(b) 30 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 10 cm
Which position of the object will produce:
(i) a magnified real image?
(ii) a magnified virtual image?
(iii) a diminished real image?
(iv) an image of same size as the object?
A convex mirror is used
Nature of the images formed by a convex mirror is _______.
