Identify as true or false the following statements concerning images formed by a
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Question
Identify as true or false the following statements concerning images formed by a SINGLE OPTICAL ELEMENT. The element may be a plane mirror, a concave mirror, a convex mirror, a converging lens, or a diverging lens. (If the first two are 'true,' and the last four 'false,' then enter TTFFFF)
A) A lens creates a virtual image on the side opposite the object.
B) The real image by a mirror is always on the same side as the object.
C) Real images are always inverted (i.e., of the opposite vertical orientation as the object).
D) Real images are always larger than objects.
E) Virtual images can be inverted (i.e., of the opposite vertical orientation as the object which formed it).
F) The image by a convex mirror or by a diverging lens is always shorter than the object.
Explanation / Answer
A) False
A lens always forms virtual image on the same side as the object.
B) True.
A mirror produce the virtual image on the other side of object and real image on the same side.
C) True
D) False
E) False
F) True