When two rays reflected from a parabolic mirror arising from an object converge at a point, they form a real image, but when they diverge after converging how will they be seen ?

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The image is formed, only when the rays reflected rays from the object intersect each other. After intersecting they diverge, the image will not be seen (real image is seen but after that no image is seen). If somehow they are made to reflect again and intersect, image is seen again. eg, multiple images formed in barbar shop...

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