Question

Compare and contrast between the image formation by a concave and convex mirror. Write the similarities in the common space and the dissimilarities in the left side or the right side.

Answer 1

Similarity:
(i) Both can form virtual images.
(ii) Both can form erect images.

Dissimilarity:
(i) A concave mirror can form a real as well as virtual image whereas convex mirror can form an only virtual image.
(ii) A concave mirror can form magnified as well as diminished image whereas convex mirror forms only diminished image.
(iii) A concave mirror can form erect as well as inverted image whereas convex mirror always forms an erect image.