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प्रश्न
How can a concave mirror be used to obtain a virtual image of an object? Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
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उत्तर
A concave mirror forms a virtual image of an object when the object is placed between focus and mirror (pole)

A virtual, erect and bigger image is formed behind the mirror
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संबंधित प्रश्न
It is desired to obtain an erect image of an object, using concave mirror of focal length of 12 cm.
Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 24 cm in front of the mirror? Draw ray diagram for this situation also justify your answer. Show the positions of pole, principal focus and the centre of curvature in the above ray diagrams
State two positions in which a concave mirror produces a magnified image of a given object. List two differences between the two images.
The angle between an incident ray and the plane mirror is 30°. The total angle between the incident ray and reflected ray will be:
(a) 30°
(b) 60°
(c) 90°
(d) 120°
Draw the following diagram in your answer book and show the formation of image of the object AB with the help of suitable rays:

The focal length of a small concave mirror is 2.5 cm. In order to use this concave mirror as a dentist's mirror, the distance of tooth from the mirror should be:
(a) 2.5 cm
(b) 1.5 cm
(c) 4.5 cm
(d) 3.5 cm
An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm.
- Draw a ray diagram for the formation of image.
- Calculate the image distance.
- State two characteristics of the image formed.
A large concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 1.5 m. A person stands 10 m in front of the mirror. Where is the person's image?
At what distance from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm should an object be placed so that:
its real image is formed 20 cm from the mirror?
Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object?
Between which two points of a concave mirror should an object be placed to obtain a magnification of -2?
