Explain how you can use a ray diagram to determine if a real image or a virtual image is formed by a mirror.

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A real image is formed if the rays in a ray diagram cross in front of the mirror. A real image forms where the rays cross. A virtual image is formed if the reflected rays cross when they are extended behind the mirror. A virtual image forms where the extended rays cross.

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