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State the laws that are followed when light is reflected by spherical mirrors. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed infront of a convex mirror. List two characteristics of the image formed. Briefly explain one use of convex mirrors. 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Laws of reflection

(i) The incident ray, reflected ray and normal to the reflecting surface at the incident point all lie in the same plane.

(ii) The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

(1) The convex mirror always form virtual and erect images.

(2) The size of the image is always lesser than the object.

Use of convex mirror-

This mirror is used in vechiles mirror to see the nearer object to vechicle.

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