You are given three mirrors of different types. How will you identify each one of them?

Soln:

We can identify the mirrors by forming images of an object which are given as below:

i) Plane mirror, in the case of a plane mirror, the image will be virtual, erect and of the same size as that of an object.

ii) Concave mirror, in the case of a concave mirror, an image may be real or virtual, inverted or erect and magnified or diminished depending upon the position of the object.

iii) Convex mirror, in the case of a convex mirror, an image formed will always be virtual, erect and diminished in spite of the position of the object.