How to distinguish between a plane, a concave and a convex mirror without touching them?

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To distinguish between a plane mirror, a convex mirror, and a concave mirror, the given mirror is held near the face. The characteristics of the image helps us identify the type of mirror.
$\begin{matrix} M i r r o r & I m a g e p r o p e r t y P l a n e m i r r o r & V i r t u a l, e r e c t a n d s a m e s i z e a s o b j e c t C o n c a v e m i r r o r & V i r t u a l, e r e c t a n d e n l a r g e d C o n v e x m i r r o r & V i r t u a l, e r e c t a n d d i m i n i s h e d \end{matrix}$

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