A concave mirror produces a real, inverted image of the same size as the object. Where is the object placed?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. At the center of curvature
- Step 1: For a concave mirror, when an object is placed at the center of curvature (), the reflected rays converge at .
- Step 2: The image formed is real, inverted, and of the same size as the object (magnification ).
Answer
At the center of curvature.
Why not the others: At focus, image is formed at infinity and highly magnified; between and , image is magnified beyond ; beyond , image is diminished.
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