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Question
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image of an object placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. State the position, size and nature of the image.
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Solution
OBJECT PLACED BEYOND C: Image is formed :
A real, inverted and smaller image is formed between the centre of curvature and focus
Position: between C and F.
Size smaller than an object.
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