Answer to Question #82871 in Optics for Raphael

Question

What type of mirror would you use to produce a magnified image of your face?

Answer 1

There are 3 main types of mirrors: concave, convex and plane mirror.

In a convex mirror you will always get smaller image of an object than it is. Plane mirrors will not magnify the object.

So, the only mirror you can use to enlarge the object is a concave mirror.