Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a concave mirror for an object placed between its pole and focus. State three characteristics of the image.

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The following ray diagram shows the formation of image by a concave mirror for an object placed between its pole and focus.
The image is formed behind the mirror when an object is placed between the focus F and the pole P
The three characteristics of the image are as follows :
The images are virtual
The images are upright
The images are magnified

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