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A plane mirror does not flip objects from side to side; rather, it reflects the image in a way that reverses the front and back orientation. This means that when you face a mirror, your left side appears on the right side of the reflection, and vice versa. However, this is a result of how we perceive the mirror image rather than a true lateral flip. The mirror maintains the top and bottom orientation of the object.

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Why are objects in car mirror closer than they appear?

There is a plane mirror on the driver's side and a convex mirror on the passenger's side. The reason only the passenger mirror is convex is because you are farther away from it. The angular view provided by farther mirror of the same physical size produces a similarly smaller reflected field of view. The convex mirror provides a larger field of view- one that should be comparable to the closer drivers mirror.


Why are objects in a car mirror closer than they appear?

There is a plane mirror on the driver's side and a convex mirror on the passenger's side. The reason only the passenger mirror is convex is because you are farther away from it. The angular view provided by farther mirror of the same physical size produces a similarly smaller reflected field of view. The convex mirror provides a larger field of view- one that should be comparable to the closer drivers mirror.


How can you distinguish between a plane mirror concave mirror and a convex mirror by merely looking at the mirror?

If our image is real and inverted and smaller than the object ,then it is a concave mirror; if the image is virtual and erect and larger than the object,then it is a convex mirror; if the image is of the same size as of the object,it is a plane mirror. that is how we can distinguish or identify which of the given mirrors are what. BUT if the angle is very small you cannot tell Plane is flat, convex it curves outwards and concave it curves inwards.


Why are objects in the mirror reversed?

Because the rays of light are reflected from the mirror at certain angles like a snooker ball off the wall. It only comes straight back if you shoot it perfectly straight. Thus light rays coming from one side appear to be at an equal distance away on the opposite side.


Why do passenger side mirrors say objects are closer that they appear?

The mirror designers in their infinite wisdom have decided that by curving the reflection a bit the mirror will give a slightly wider field of vision to the rear. You, the driver, being the intelligent person you are will be able to compensate for the slight error in depth and put the information gleaned from the wider field of vision to good use. It's a trade off. Truckers often put little curved round mirrors in the corner of their big flat mirror to accomplish the same end result.

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Explain why when a man raises his left hand in a plane mirror the image facing him is raising his right hand?

In a plane mirror, the object's left side is reflected as the mirror image's right side. So when a man raises his left hand in front of a plane mirror, the image facing him appears to be raising its right hand because the mirror reverses the left-right orientation of the objects it reflects.


Why does our left side appear right side when we see our image in a plane mirror?

In a plane mirror, the image appears laterally inverted because the light rays reflect off the mirror and create a virtual image that appears to be on the opposite side of the mirror. This is why our left side appears as the right side in a mirror reflection.


Why vehicles use plane mirror and convex mirror as rearveiw?

Vehicles use a plane mirror for the central rearview mirror to provide an accurate reflection of objects behind the vehicle. A convex mirror is used as the side mirror to provide a wider field of view and reduce blind spots. This combination helps the driver have a clear view of the surroundings and enhances safety while driving.


A mirror is a flat glass with silver-colored coating on one side?

it is a plane mirror


A flat sheet of glass with a silver coating on one side is a?

mirror


Is plane mirror images are upside down or top side up?

Plane mirror images are top side up compared to the object. This is because plane mirrors create a virtual image that appears to be behind the mirror, but retains the same orientation as the object in terms of top and bottom.


Why are objects in car mirror closer than they appear?

There is a plane mirror on the driver's side and a convex mirror on the passenger's side. The reason only the passenger mirror is convex is because you are farther away from it. The angular view provided by farther mirror of the same physical size produces a similarly smaller reflected field of view. The convex mirror provides a larger field of view- one that should be comparable to the closer drivers mirror.


Why are objects in a car mirror closer than they appear?

There is a plane mirror on the driver's side and a convex mirror on the passenger's side. The reason only the passenger mirror is convex is because you are farther away from it. The angular view provided by farther mirror of the same physical size produces a similarly smaller reflected field of view. The convex mirror provides a larger field of view- one that should be comparable to the closer drivers mirror.


What makes a plane mirror a glass mirror?

A plane mirror and a glass mirror both reflect light due to their smooth and flat surfaces. The difference is in the material used to coat the back surface - a plane mirror has a thin layer of metal, while a glass mirror has a thin layer of metal deposited on the back side of the glass.


What type of image does a plane mirror form?

The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual, erect, same size as object, and laterally inverted ( left side appears right and right side appears left ). Also, the virtual image is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.


When do you use the plane and concave sides of the mirror of a microscope?

Plane Mirror - are standard, flat mirrors, produce images of the same size and distance as the objects they reflect Concave Mirror - Used to focus light, they reflect it inward toward one focal point. Concave mirrors show different types of images, depending on the distance between the mirror and the object reflected. Concave mirrors are used quite frequently in day-to-day life


All images in plane mirriors are?

The images in a plane mirror are created by light rays. This makes the image to become virtual.