What are the characteristics of convex mirror ?

Hi Rushikesh!

Convex mirror:

The reflecting surface of the convex mirror is bulged outwards.

 Convex mirror always produces virtual and erect images.

The image formed by the convex mirror will be always diminished.

Cheers!!

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 Unlike concave mirrors, convex mirrors always produce images that share these characteristics. The location of the object does not affect the characteristics of the image. As such, the characteristics of the images formed by convex mirrors are easily predictable.

Another characteristic of the images of objects formed by convex mirrors pertains to how a variation in object distance affects the image distance and size. The diagram below shows seven different object locations (drawn and labeled in red) and their corresponding image locations (drawn and labeled in blue).

The diagram shows that as the object distance is decreased, the image distance is decreased and the image size is increased. So as an object approaches the mirror, its virtual image on the opposite side of the mirror approaches the mirror as well; and at the same time, the image is becoming larger

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 In a convex mirror, everything appears larger and rightside up

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