The L•O•S•T Art of Image Description (Curved Mirrors) - Questions 2 Help

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The image produced by a concave mirror has characteristics that are dependent upon the location of the object. The general Location, the Orientation (upright or inverted), the relative Size (smaller, larger, or the same size as the object), and the Type (real or virtual) will all be affected by the location of the object.

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The red arrow represents an object located in the region at the center of curvature of a concave mirror. Identify the characteristics of the image that is produced -– location, orientation, size and type.

The given diagram shows the object located at the center of curvature of a concave mirror. When the object is located here, the image that is produced will always be located at the center of curvature; it will be inverted; it will be the same size as the object; and it will be a real image. The image that you pick must have these characteristics.

To learn more about object-image relationships for curved mirrors, visit the following page at The Physics Classroom Tutorial:

Image Characteristics for Concave Mirrors