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Question
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a concave mirror for the object beyond its centre of curvature. State three characteristics of the image.
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Solution
Ray diagram showing the formation of an image by a concave mirror for the object beyond its centre of curvature:
When the object is placed beyond the centre of curvature C, the image is formed between focus F and centre of curvature C. The image so formed is real, inverted and diminished.
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