Some practical uses for concave and convex mirrors are in medical instruments, car mirrors, and telescopes.
Not sure about mirrors but convex and concave lenses are used to treat conditions such as long/short sightedness.
The basic periscope uses flat mirrors, to bend and offset the optical path. If magnification is required, then the periscope will use convex objective and eyepiece lenses, becoming a refracting telescope with an offset in its optical path.
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.
Concave mirrors are commonly used in devices such as makeup mirrors, satellite dishes, and reflecting telescopes to focus light and create magnified or clearer images.
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Not sure about mirrors but convex and concave lenses are used to treat conditions such as long/short sightedness.
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.
The basic periscope uses flat mirrors, to bend and offset the optical path. If magnification is required, then the periscope will use convex objective and eyepiece lenses, becoming a refracting telescope with an offset in its optical path.
Doctors use concave mirrors, in motor cars convex mirrors as rear view mirrors and in case of solar cookers concave mirrors to concentrate solar radiations.
Magnifying mirrors, make-up mirrors, telescopes
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.
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.
Both concave and convex lenses are used in glasses; A microscope, like a reflecting telescope, uses a concave mirror, a plane mirror, and a convex lens; A refracting telescope uses two convex lenses to magnify images in the sky; binoculars use concave lenses to improve detail.
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Concave mirrors are commonly used in devices such as makeup mirrors, satellite dishes, and reflecting telescopes to focus light and create magnified or clearer images.
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