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Chapter 5: Q14DQ (page 1151)

The bottom of the passenger-side mirror on your carnotes, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” Is this true?Why?

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Yes it is right.

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Definition of mirror

The term mirror may be defined as a special type of glass that used to see what behind you.

02

Explain reason of question

The convex mirror diminishes the image of the behind vehicles and provide a large range of vision. because size of image is small and would appear to the eyes that they are far away.

Hence,yes it is right.

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