Question

Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. State the position, size and nature of the image.

Answer 1

Image formation in a concave mirror when the object is placed beyond the centre of curvature :

Position of the image:

1. When an object is placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, the image is formed between the centre of curvature and the focus of the mirror in the same side of the object.

Nature and size of the image:

1. ​The image is real and inverted.
2. The image is smaller than the object.