The wing mirror or side mirror of a car is convex. It curves out to be able to see with a wider angle.
A convex mirror is used for:- A spotlight..... the light in right in the middle and the convex mirror is behind it so the light that shines back ward's hits the mirror and reflect's back and bends into a focal point. A concave mirror is used for:- Dentist mirror.... to magnify a potion's teeth. They are also used in car light's but is very hard to explain. The first answer above relates to a concave mirror.
Some practical uses for concave and convex mirrors are in medical instruments, car mirrors, and telescopes.
Concave mirrors are used to focus light, to produce a parallel beam in car headlights, and so you can have a close look while shaving. Convex mirrors are used for making telescopes, viewfinders in vehicles, and used in supermarkets or stores as surveillance as it gives a wider view.
in a car
The wing mirror or side mirror of a car is convex. It curves out to be able to see with a wider angle.
It doesn't.The reflectors in car's headlights' are concave.
A convex mirror is used for:- A spotlight..... the light in right in the middle and the convex mirror is behind it so the light that shines back ward's hits the mirror and reflect's back and bends into a focal point. A concave mirror is used for:- Dentist mirror.... to magnify a potion's teeth. They are also used in car light's but is very hard to explain. The first answer above relates to a concave mirror.
The Rear view mirrors are convex The Headlights are concave
Some practical uses for concave and convex mirrors are in medical instruments, car mirrors, and telescopes.
Concave mirrors are used to focus light, to produce a parallel beam in car headlights, and so you can have a close look while shaving. Convex mirrors are used for making telescopes, viewfinders in vehicles, and used in supermarkets or stores as surveillance as it gives a wider view.
in a car
A plane mirror is flat, so your image is the same size as you. A spherical mirror is curved. If concave it can be used either to focus an image as in a reflecting telescope, or magnify as in a shaving/makeup mirror. If convex you get a smaller wide-angled image, as in a car's wing mirror
usualy concave mirror.
I use a mirror with a slight convex curve - like the outside of a spoon, but a lot less bent. But it's hard to find a good one. If you fasten a flat mirror most places on a bicycle, the mirror image will shake around so you can't see it. Also, in a convex mirror, you can see more of the road. But if it's too much bent, too round, then the image is distorted and you can't judge where a vehicle in the mirror really is. The last mirror I bought was described as convex, but actually is flat, so I'm planning to get a piece of car mirror glass cut by a glazier to fit in the frame. That glass is just a little convex. Robert Carnegie, Scotland
Concave Mirrors
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