Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles is?
Step 1: Magnification
Step 2: Magnification of Convex Mirror
Convex mirrors are fitted in a rearview mirror.
The figure shows the formation of image a finite object by a convex mirror.
Now, is similar to
Upon applying the sign convention we get,
(Downward image height)
(Upward object height)
(Object distance on left)
(Image distance on left)
Magnification,
The smaller value of magnification occurs for diminished images because the size of the image is less than the size of the object.
Hence, the magnification is negative for convex mirrors.