A mirror is behind a cloth and cannot be seen. Determine its type, whether the i

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A mirror is behind a cloth and cannot be seen. Determine its type, whether the image is real or virtual, and the sign of the magnification M.

(A) Concave mirror, real image, M is positive
(B) Concave mirror, real image, M is negative
(C) Concave mirror, virtual image, M is positive
(D) Concave mirror, virtual image, M is negative
(E) Convex mirror, virtual image, M is positive

Please explain how you got the answer.

A mirror is behind a cloth and cannot be seen. Determine its type, whether the image is real or virtual, and the sign of the magnification M. (A) Concave mirror, real image, M is positive (B) Concave mirror, real image, M is negative (C) Concave mirror, virtual image, M is positive (D) Concave mirror, virtual image, M is negative (E) Convex mirror, virtual image, M is positive Please explain how you got the answer.

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When the object is located at beyond the focal point, the image will always be located somewhere on the opposite of the mirror. Regardless of exactly where in front of F the object is located, image will always be located behind the mirror. In this case, the image will be an upright image. If the object is right side up, then the image will also be right side up. In this case, the image is magnified. Therefore c) Concave mirror, virtual image, M is positive

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