Subjective Type

What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image? Give one example of each type of image.

Solution

Real image can be obtained on a screen because light rays actually pass through a real image but virtual image cannot be formed on screen because light rays do not actually pass through a virtual image.
Example:
The Image formed on a cinema screen is an example of a real image.
The image formed on a plane mirror is a virtual image.

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Optics

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Optics

All of the following statements are correct except

Optics

For a real object, which of the following can produce a real image

Optics

Image formed by a convex spherical mirror is:

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