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If the mirror on your rear-view mirrors is convex, how will vehicles travelling behind you appear?

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Smaller than their actual size, as if they were further away

Exterior mirrors with a convex surface project an image of vehicles travelling behind you that is smaller than their actual size, making the vehicles appear further away than they actually are.

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  • Larger than their actual size, as if they were closer

  • At their actual size

  • Smaller than their actual size, as if they were further away

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