Some convex mirrors are used for magnification... such as those you might see at a make-up counter in the store. Concave mirrors are used in stores. They're put up in the corners so that a large area can be seen that would otherwise be out of view. The also have very specified uses for bouncing lazers and those sorts of applications.
Convex mirrors are also curved mirrors, but the silvered surface bulges outward instead of inward, as with the concave spherical mirror. As with all mirrors, the angle of incidence of a ray of light is equal to the angle of reflection with respect to a normal on the surface. On a curved surface the normal changes with the curvature. Therefore, the light rays will diverge from the object. If the rays of light are extrapolated back to the point where they converge, this will be the point where the image is formed. For reflections off a convex mirror, the image is virtual and upright. Use of Convex Mirrors: Convex mirrors are often used in car wing-mirrors because they have a greater field of view than a similar plane mirror. However the greater field of view is at the expense of making objects seem further away than they are in reality. Hence the expression seen etched on to the mirrors, 'Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear'. Concave mirrors are also used as security mirrors as they enable the viewer to see over a greater region of space another use for this mirror is used in making sunglasses and telescopes. bet you didn't know that did u ???
Concave mirrors and convex mirrors are two types of curved mirrors. Concave mirrors converge light rays to a focal point and can form real or virtual images. Convex mirrors diverge light rays and produce virtual, upright, and diminished images.
A concave mirror is a reflective surface that curves inward, like the interior of a bowl. It can reflect light to converge at a focal point in front of the mirror. Concave mirrors are commonly used in reflecting telescopes and makeup mirrors.
Cameras and reflecting telescopes gather light using mirrors and lenses.
Concave mirrors are used in telescopes. Convex mirrors are used as side-view mirrors in cars.
Concave mirrors are used in reflecting telescopes, makeup mirrors, and headlights to focus light rays. Convex mirrors are used in security mirrors, wide-angle rearview mirrors in cars, and magnifying glasses to provide a wider field of view or to reduce image distortion.
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.
Not sure about mirrors but convex and concave lenses are used to treat conditions such as long/short sightedness.
Convex mirrors are used as side-view mirrors in vehicles to provide a wider field of view and reduce blind spots. They are also used in stores and warehouses as security mirrors to improve visibility around corners and aisles. Additionally, convex mirrors are utilized in surveillance systems for monitoring large areas.
There are two main types of curved mirrors: concave and convex. Concave mirrors curve inward, causing light rays to converge at a focal point, used in reflecting telescopes and shaving mirrors. Convex mirrors curve outward, causing light rays to diverge, commonly used in security mirrors and side-view mirrors.
Concave Vs Convex 1. Mercury coating will be made on the convex side but here on concave side. So reflecting portion would become concave and here convex 2. Both real and virtual images but only virtual images 3. Both diminished, enlarged and even same size images formed but only diminished. 4. Both inverted (real) and erect (virtual) images but only erect images. 5. Used as shaving mirror and in telescopes but used as rear view mirror
Convex mirrors spread and not focus light. They do the opposite of concentrating and magnifying. They are the mirror image of what a concave telescope is and does. Pun intended.
Convex mirrors are used in the rear view mirror of cars because they give an erect and virtual image of the traffic behind. They let us see a wider view of the traffic. Concave mirrors are used by the dentists to see a larger image of our teeth. They are used as solar furnaces to reflect the light on the focus .They are even used in shaving mirrors. concave mirrors are used in reflector type telescopes. Concave mirrors are used by doctors to focus light into ears,throat etc. concave mirrors are used to focus light for heating purposes.
Some convex mirrors are used for magnification... such as those you might see at a make-up counter in the store. Concave mirrors are used in stores. They're put up in the corners so that a large area can be seen that would otherwise be out of view. The also have very specified uses for bouncing lazers and those sorts of applications.
Convex mirrors are often used for side mirrors (if the mirror has a note saying "objects in mirror are closer than they appear," it's convex; it may be convex even without such a note).
Convex mirrors