No matter where the object is placed in front of a mirror, the image formed is virtual, erect and smaller than the object. This mirror must be:

convex

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concave

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plane

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Solution

The correct option is B convex
Convex mirrors always produce images that share the following characteristics:
located behind the convex mirror
a virtual image
an upright image
reduced in size (i.e., smaller than the object)
The location of the object does not affect the characteristics of the image. As such, the characteristics of the images formed by convex mirrors are easily predictable.
Hence, the mirror is convex mirror.

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