Question

Name the type of mirror used in the following situations 1) Headlights of car. 2) Side rear - view mirror of vehicle.3) Solar furnace. Support you answer with reason​

Answer 1

Answer

1] Concave mirror

2] Concave mirror

3] Convex mirror

Explanation

The type of mirror utilised in cases 1 and 2 is a concave mirror. But in case 3 a convex mirror is used because it gives diminishes the virtual and erect image of the side or rear with a wider field.

Answer 2

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The types of mirror used in the following situations are :

$\blue{1) Headlights \: of \: car:}$

We use concave mirror.

$\pink{Reason:}$

when the bulb of the headlight is placed at the focus of the mirror,

then the concave mirror produces a Powerful beam of parallel light rays,

Thus, this beam of light helps up to see the things at a distance.

$\blue{2) Side \: rear - view \: mirror \: of \: vehicle:}$

We use convex mirror.

$\pink{Reason:}$

It is used as a rear view mirror because the image provided by a convex mirror is

• Erect - Hence, the image produced to the driver is not inverted , it's right side is up.
• Diminished - Hence, the image produced is much smaller than the actual size of the object. This helps in providing a wider field of view.

$\blue{3) Solar \: furnace:}$

We use Concave mirror.

$\pink{Reason:}$

It is kept at the focus of a large concave mirror.

The concave mirror focuses the sun's heat rays on the furnace due to which the solar furance gets very hot.

$\huge\green{Note:}$

In a solar furance, parallel beams are coming from infinity and object forms at focus of the convex mirror.

In headlight case object is at the focus. so. it's image is formed as the parallel rays going to infinity.