Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.(a) Headlights of a car.(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle.(c) Solar furnace. Support your answer with reason.
Applications Of Reflection Of Light
When a light ray (termed as the incident ray) hits a surface and bounces back (forms a reflected ray), the process of reflection of light has taken place.
Sign Convention for Mirrors
A mirror is made of glass that is coated with a metal amalgam on one side due to which the light ray incident on the surface undergoes reflection and not refraction.
Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.
(a) Headlights of a car.
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
(c) Solar furnace.
Support your answer with reason.
(a) Headlights of car: The type of mirror used is concave, because the light of the lamp is diverged from the surface of the reflector and covers a wide area in the center.
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