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Uses of Spherical Mirror Based on the Image Formed

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If a driver has one convex and one plane rear-view mirror, how would the images in each mirror appear different ?

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The images formed in the convex rear-view mirror will be smaller than those formed in the plane rear-view mirror.Also images formed in the convex rear-view mirror have wide field of view than plane rear-view mirror

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