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An object is placed in front of a convex mirror when theobject is placed between

ID: 1743280 • Letter: A

Question

An object is placed in front of a convex mirror when theobject is placed between the mirror and the focal point has thefollowing characteristics: A) upright and enlarged B) behind the mirror C) inverted and enlarged D) inverted and reduced E) upright and reduced Why?? An object is placed in front of a convex mirror when theobject is placed between the mirror and the focal point has thefollowing characteristics: A) upright and enlarged B) behind the mirror C) inverted and enlarged D) inverted and reduced E) upright and reduced Why??

Explanation / Answer

Answer:E upright and reduced According to the mirror formula 1/f = 1/do +1/di Here f is negative for convex mirror and do is less than |f|then di is negative and less than |do| then magnification will bepositive and less than one. That means an upright and reduced imageis formed