The light rays from an upright object, when reflected by a spherical mirror, for

Question

The light rays from an upright object, when reflected by a spherical mirror, form a virtual image. The absolute value of the magnification of this image is less than one. Select the following true statements from each part:

Part I
A. The mirror can be concave or convex
B. The mirror can only be concave
C. The mirror can only be convex

Part II
A. The virtual image is inverted and in front of the mirror
B. The virtual image is upright and behind the mirror
C. The virtual image is inverted and behind the mirror
D. The virtual image is upright and in front of the mirror

Explanation / Answer

Part 1: the image is reduced and is a virtual. concave mirror can only form a virtual, enlarge image. therefore, ans is B. The mirror can only be convex Part 2: Since this is a convex mirror, the image form will always be virtual, upright and reduced. Virtual image means that the image is formed behind the mirror. Therefore, ans is B. The virtual image is upright and behind the mirror

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