The side view mirror of a car is

Plane mirror

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concave mirror

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Convex mirror

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Converging mirror

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Solution

The correct option is C Convex mirror
Convex mirrors are used as side view mirrors in a car to see the traffic behind. This is because of the following reasons:
The image formed in a convex mirror is highly diminished due to which a convex mirror gives a wide field of view of the traffic behind the vehicle.
A convex mirror always produces an erect image with respect to the object irrespective of the position of the vehicle behind.

Hence, the correct answer is OPTION C.

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