State four points of differences between a Concave mirror and a Convex mirror.

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Concave Mirror Convex Mirror
(i) Concave or bent-in surface
is the reflecting surface (i) Outer bulging surface is the
reflecting surface
(ii) It is a converging mirror (ii) It is a diverging mirror
(iii)It has a real focus (iii) It has a virtual focus
(iv) Image may be real or virtual (iv) Image is always virtual

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Concave Mirror	Convex Mirror
(i) Concave or bent-in surface is the reflecting surface	(i) Outer bulging surface is the reflecting surface
(ii) It is a converging mirror	(ii) It is a diverging mirror
(iii)It has a real focus	(iii) It has a virtual focus
(iv) Image may be real or virtual	(iv) Image is always virtual