State the uses of plane mirrors.
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Uses of Plane mirrors:
- Plane mirrors are used to see ourselves. The mirrors on our dressing table and in bathrooms are plane mirrors.
- Plane mirrors are fitted at blind turns of some busy roads so that drivers can see the vehicles coming from the other side and prevent accidents.
- Plane mirrors are used to make periscopes.
- Plane mirrors are fixed on the inside walls of certain shops to make them look bigger.
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