Magnification produced by a rear-view mirror fitted in vehicles.
(a) is less than one
(b) is more than one
(c) is equal to one
(d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of the object in front of it.
Answer: A
Rear view mirror is a convex mirror, which always forms an image whose size is less than the size of the object. Convex mirror always forms smaller image. Therefore, the magnification of rear-view mirror is always less than 1.