define types of mirrors and ray diagram
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Ray Diagram for Convex and Concave Mirror
Most commonly used mirrors are plane mirrors. ... Convex Mirror: Convex mirror is a curved mirror for which the reflective surface bulges out towards the light source. Convex mirrors reflect light outwards (diverging light rays) and therefore they are not used to focus light.
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Ray Diagram for Convex and Concave Mirror
A mirror is a part of a smooth and highly polished reflecting surface. Most commonly used mirrors are plane mirrors. A spherical mirror is a part of a spherical reflecting surface. There are two types of spherical mirrors - convex mirror and concave mirror.
Convex mirror
Convex mirror is a curved mirror for which the reflective surface bulges out towards the light source. Convex mirrors reflect light outwards (diverging light rays) and therefore they are not used to focus light. The image is virtual, erect and smaller in size than the object but gets larger as the object comes towards the mirror. Such mirrors are also called diverging mirrors.
Concave mirror
A Concave mirror has reflecting surface that caves inwards. Concave mirrors converge light to one prime focus point. Therefore they are also called converging mirrors. They are used to focus light. The image can be real or virtual, erect or inverted and magnified, diminished or of the same size as the object, all depending on the position of the object.