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is the final image formed in a periscope real?why?

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No, the final image formed by a periscope is not real. It forms virtual image, since it is made of a plane mirror. The image formed by a plane mirror is called a virtual image because it is formed where the virtual rays appear to come from when the real rays are reflected by the mirror.

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