Question

Which type of mirror can form a real image?

Answer 1

Concave mirror:

1. A spherical mirror with an inwardly curved reflecting area that faces the middle of the sphere is called a concave mirror.
2. Concave mirrors generate upright, magnified pictures that are excellent for applying cosmetics or shaving and are also used in flashlights and headlights to cast parallel light beams, as well as in telescopes to concentrate light to generate significantly magnified pictures.
3. An incident beam of light that passes through the primary focus of a concave mirror produces a reflected ray that's also parallel to the mirror's principal axis.
4. Whenever the item is between F and C, the image will be beyond C and would be magnified and inverted. Whenever the item is between F and the mirror, the image is behind the mirror and has been expanded and upright.

Therefore, the concave mirror can form a real image.