Question

Question 1 (b)
Fill in the blank:
Image formed by a convex __________ is always virtual and smaller in size.

Answer 1

Image formed by a convex mirror is always virtual and smaller in size.

Convex mirror is a curved mirror where the reflective surface bulges out towards the light source. These mirrors forms a virtual image as the focal point and the centre of curvature are imaginary points in the mirror that cannot be reached. This results in the formation of images that cannot be projected on a screen as the image is inside the mirror. Also the image looks smaller than the object.