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For driving a car,what type of mirror would you prefer to see the traffic at your back and why?
(N/A) We prefer a convex mirror for observing the traffic behind us because its field of view is much larger than that of a plane mirror.
Although it gives an erroneous idea about the speed of the vehicles behind us,we still prefer it due to its wider field of view.
The view shown by a plane mirror and a convex mirror is as shown in the figure. It is clear from the figure that the view produced by a convex mirror is wider than that produced by a plane mirror.
Although it gives an erroneous idea about the speed of the vehicles behind us,we still prefer it due to its wider field of view.
The view shown by a plane mirror and a convex mirror is as shown in the figure. It is clear from the figure that the view produced by a convex mirror is wider than that produced by a plane mirror.
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