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What is a convex mirror? A convex mirror is shaped like this, with the mirror being thicker at the center and thinner at the edges. A convex mirror keeps the image upright, but also makes it smaller. An example of a convex mirror would be a car's rearview mirror, or looking at yourself in the curved out part of a metal spoon. What is a concave mirror? A concave mirror is shaped like this, with the center being thinner than the edges. A good way to remember this would be that a concave mirror is shaped like a cave. A concave mirror makes the image larger and flips it upside down. An example of a concave mirror would be looking at yourself in the curved in part of a metal spoon. What is a plane mirror? A plane mirror is what most of us would call just a regular mirror. The surface is flat and the image reflected is the same size of the actual image. |
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