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Question
The image of an extended object, placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a mirror, will be erect if
(a) the object and the image are both real
(b) the object and the image are both virtual
(c) the object is real but the image is virtual
(d) the object is virtual but the image is real.
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Solution
(c) the object is real but the image is virtual
(d) the object is virtual but the image is real
The virtual image of a real object and the real image of a virtual object are always erect.
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