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| Uses of Concave Mirror |
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| The use of a concave mirror depends upon the distance of the object from the mirror. Some of the uses are listed below. |
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| Concave mirrors are used for the following purposes: |
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| The following table gives the position, size and nature of the image formed in a concave mirror corresponding to different positions of the object and the use of concave mirror. |
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| The following rays are considered while
constructing ray diagrams. |
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 A ray of light
traveling parallel to the principal axis after reflection from a convex mirror appear to come from its focus behind the mirror. |
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A ray of light traveling towards the
center of curvature behind the mirror hits the mirror at 90o and is reflected back along its path. |
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A convex mirror always gives a virtual image irrespective of the position of the object. |
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