Which type or mirror is usually used as a rear-view mirror in motor cars?

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A diverging mirror, i.e. convex mirror, is used as a rear-view mirror in motor cars, as it has a wider area of view, and always forms virtual, erect and small-sized images of a large number of objects at the same time.

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