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The rear view mirror of an auto bears the legend "Objects in mirror are closer than...

The rear view mirror of an auto bears the legend "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." This mirror is a CONVEX mirror.

But why not a converging or concave mirror?

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Convex mirrors used in order to get the wider field of view.

In convex mirrors only a small portion of surface is enough to get the light from the object, as a result viewer saw the object in a small portion of the mirror hence it appears to be small.

If we use concave mirror it converges the reflected light in appropriately making the the image tough for the viewer.

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