Question

a student wants to project the image of a candle flame on the walls of the school laboratory by using a mirror.
a) which type of mrror should he use and why.
b)at what distance in terms of focal length 'f' of the mirror, should he place the candle to get magnified image on the wall
c)can he use this mirror to project a diminished image of the candle flame on the wall

Answer 1

(a) ​He should use a concave mirror because only concave mirror can form real images.
b) To get the magnified image on the wall, the candle should be placed between C and Fof the concave mirror.
c)Yes. ​When the candle is placed between infinity and the center of curvature in front of a concave mirror, a diminished image is formed.