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When an object is placed between the pole and focus of a concave mirror, the image is
Avirtual, erect and enlarged
Breal, inverted and enlarged
Creal, inverted and diminished
Dvirtual, erect and diminished
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. virtual, erect and enlarged
1. With the object nearer than the focus, reflected rays diverge.
2. Extending them behind the mirror gives a virtual, erect, enlarged image.
3. This is why a concave mirror serves as a shaving mirror.
_Source: AP/TS SCERT Class 10 Physical Science, "Reflection of Light at Curved Surfaces"_
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