Question

Different types of mirrors and their uses in our daily life

Answer 1

 concave mirror which is also called as converging mirror has its reflecting surface bulging inwards, i.e. away from the incident light. There are numerous uses of concave mirror in daily life. It is used in the aircraft landing to guide the airplanes, it is used as a torch to reflect the light rays, it is used during shaving to get an erect and enlarged image of the face, etc.

Some concave mirror uses are listed in the points below.

Shaving mirrors
Head mirrors
Ophthalmoscope
Astronomical telescopes
Headlights
Solar furnaces

Concave mirrors reflect light inward to one focal light. Therefore they are mostly used to focus light. A concave mirror shows different image types depending on the distance between the mirror and the object. Concave mirrors are called converging mirrors because as light falls on the mirror, it collects the light and refocuses the parallel incoming rays. Some of the most important and common application of concave mirror are described below.

Used in shaving mirrors

Used as a head mirror

Answer 2

Different types of mirrors :- concave and convex

Uses of concave mirror in:

- used as shaving mirror

- doctor's mirror

- headlight of vehicles and search lights

Uses of convex mirror

- Rearview mirror in vehicles

- security mirror in shops

- iused in curved roads