Concave Mirrors - USES

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 Concave Mirrors - USES
● Used in shaving mirrors &
makeup mirrors
Concave mirrors are most
commonly used in shaving
because of their reflective and
curved surface. During shaving,
the concave mirror forms an
enlarged and erect image of the
face when the mirror is held
closer to the face.
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 Concave Mirrors - USES
Concave mirrors used in headlights
Concave mirrors are widely used in
headlights of automobiles and motor
vehicles, torchlights, railway engines,
etc. as reflectors. The light source is
placed at the focus of the mirror, so
after reflecting the light rays travel
over a huge distance as parallel light
beams of high intensity.

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 Concave Mirrors - USES
Used in solar furnaces
Large concave mirrors are used
to focus sunlight to produce
heat in the solar furnace. They
are also used in solar ovens to
collect a large amount of solar
energy in the focus of the
concave mirror for heating,
cooking, melting metals, etc.

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 Concave Mirrors - USES
Used by dentists
Doctors place concave
mirror very close to
the patient’s teeth;
i.e. within the focus ,
so enlarged virtual
image of the teeth
can be seen clearly.

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Convex Mirrors - USES

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 Convex Mirrors - USES
We prefer a convex mirror as a
rear-view mirror in vehicles
because it gives a wider field of
view, which allows the driver to
see most of the traffic behind
him. Convex mirrors always form
a virtual, erect, and diminished
image of the objects placed in
front of it.
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 Convex Mirrors - USES

The image formed in convex

mirror is diminished and erect &
virtual image. Due to smaller size
of image, large area of shopping
malls can be covered for vigilance.
Hence, convex mirrors are used
as vigilance mirrors in shopping
malls.

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 Convex Mirrors - USES

● Used as reflectors in street

lights which diverge the
reflected light in all
directions and illuminate the
large area.
● Used in modern railway /
metro stations or to have a
full view of the trains.
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 Convex Mirrors - USES

● The Police and some private

companies have installed
Traffic Convex Oval Mirrors
at various ‘T Junctions’ in city
where blind turns were
increasing the possibility of
accidents. And also in turning
of hill stations.
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