Image Formation By Concave Mirrors
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Description:
For concave mirror −
- If object is within focal length, its image is virtual, erect and magnified.
- If object is at focal point F, the image is virtual and at infinity.
- If object is beyond focal length, the image formed is real, inverted and magnified.
| Object | Amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Size | Orientation | Nature | Nature | |
| At Infinity | At F | Point | Inverted | Real | |
| Between infinity and C | Between C and F | Diminshed | Inverted | Real | |
| At C | At C | Same | Inverted | Real | |
| Between C and F | Between C and infinity | Magnified | Inverted | Real | |
| At F | At infinity | Very Large | Undefined | Undefined | |
| Between F and P | On other side of mirror | Large | Erect | Virtual | |
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