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CONVEX MIRROR – 45CM

A CONVEX MIRROR, FISH EYE MIRROR, OR DIVERGING MIRROR, IS A CURVED MIRROR IN WHICH THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE BULGES TOWARD THE LIGHT SOURCE. CONVEX MIRRORS REFLECT LIGHT OUTWARDS; THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT USED TO FOCUS LIGHT. SUCH MIRRORS ALWAYS FORM A VIRTUAL IMAGE, SINCE THE FOCAL POINT (F) AND THE CENTRE OF CURVATURE (2F) ARE BOTH IMAGINARY POINTS “INSIDE” THE MIRROR, WHICH CANNOT BE REACHED. AS A RESULT, IMAGES FORMED BY THESE MIRRORS CANNOT BE PROJECTED ON A SCREEN, SINCE THE IMAGE IS INSIDE THE MIRROR. THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE OBJECT BUT GETS LARGER AS THE OBJECT APPROACHES THE MIRROR.