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Question
The image formed by a concave mirror
Options
is always real
is always virtual
is certainly real if the object is virtual
is certainly virtual if the object is real.
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Solution
is certainly real if the object is virtual
As a virtual object is the virtual image of the object, it is always formed beyond the focus of the concave mirror. Thus, the image formed by a concave mirror of the virtual object will always be real.
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