What type of image is formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed between the focal point and the mirror?
Correct Answer: Virtual and upright
- Step 1: Understand what a concave mirror is. A concave mirror is a mirror that curves inward, like a bowl.
- Step 2: Identify the focal point of the concave mirror. The focal point is the point where light rays that are parallel to the mirror's axis converge.
- Step 3: Place an object between the focal point and the mirror. This means the object is closer to the mirror than the focal point.
- Step 4: Know that when the object is placed in this position, the light rays reflecting off the mirror diverge.
- Step 5: Understand that the diverging light rays appear to come from a point behind the mirror.
- Step 6: Conclude that the image formed is virtual because it cannot be projected on a screen.
- Step 7: Note that the image is also upright, meaning it has the same orientation as the object.
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