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it is used as the backing reflector for the bulb. because it is concave, the light that hits it is focused into a beam of light.

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What happens to the size and location of the image when you bring the flashlight nearer to the concave mirror?

When you bring the flashlight closer to the concave mirror, the image will also move closer to the mirror. The size of the image will increase as the flashlight gets closer to the mirror.


Does the concave mirror in a flashlight produce light rays that converge?

Answer #1:No, the concave mirror in a flashlight produces light rays that do notconvergebecause concave mirrors reflect light waves to form images, but concave mirrorshave a surface that is curved inward.==============================Answer #2:The ideas behind the concave reflector in a cheap flashlight, the concave reflectorin an auto headlight, and the giant concave reflector of a satellite uplink, are allthe same ... to beam the energy from the focus out in a parallel 'cylindrical' beamthat doesn't converge or, as far as possible, doesn't diverge either.


Does a flashlight use a concave mirror or convex mirror?

It uses a concave mirror in order for the light to be concentrated to point forward.


What happens to the size and location of the image when you bring the flashlight neaner to the concave mirror?

When you bring the flashlight closer to the concave mirror, the image will appear larger and move further away from the mirror. This is due to the mirror reflecting light rays that converge at a point further away from the mirror as the object (flashlight) gets closer to it.


Why does concave mirror use in flashlight and vehicles?

It concentrates the light so it penetrate the farthest distance.


What type of mirror is found around the bulb of flashlight?

Typically a concave parabolic mirror with a metallic reflector.


What kind of mirrors are inside a flashlight?

Concave mirrors in order for the light to be concentrated so that it points forward.


Which type of mirror is most similar to a convex lens?

A convex mirror is most similar to a diverging lens. Both surfaces curve outward and cause light rays to diverge.


What type of mirror is used by dentist- plano concave or concave?

plano concave


What metal is used in flashlight photography?

aluminuim is used in flashlight photography


What is the purpose of the concave mirror behind the bulb in the flashlight?

You want a torch to emit light in a beam, in only one direction. But the bulb in the torch emits light in all directions, the mirror reflects the light going in the wrong direction(towards the inside of the torch) back out the front of the torch making it brighter. It is concave so as to focus the light more.


What do you use concave mirrors for in every day life?

-- auto headlights -- front end of a flashlight -- shaving mirror -- satellite TV dish