Question

Name the type of mirror used in the following situations :
(a) Head lights of a car.
(b) Side rear view mirror of a vehicle.
(c) Solar furnace.
Support your answer with reason.

Answer 1

(a) Concave mirror : This is because concave mirrors can produce powerful parallel beam of light when th elight source is placed at their principal focus.
(b) Convex Mirror : This is because of its largest field of view.
(c ) Concave Mirror : This is because it concentrates the parallel rays of sun at principal focus.