why do automobiles, rear view mirrors having warning written as 'object seen in the mirror maybe closer than they apper'?
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Answer:
The rear view mirrors in the automobiles are concave mirror, because concave mirror produces an erect and enlarged image enabling to have a larger field of view. Concave mirror produces an virtual image, of magnified size and at more distance that of object, this means that the object seen in the mirror is far than it actually is. Hence it is mentioned as a warning on the mirror 'object seen in the mirror may be closer than they appear'.
Explanation:
The rear view mirrors in the automobiles are concave mirror, because concave mirror produces an erect and enlarged image enabling to have a larger field of view. Concave mirror produces an virtual image, of magnified size and at more distance that of object, this means that the object seen in the mirror is far than it actually is. Hence it is mentioned as a warning on the mirror 'object seen in the mirror may be closer than they appear'.
Answer:
because it is a rear view mirror the image is very much closer to us it is due to lateral inversion