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How is a virtual image formed, according to the description of a flat mirror image?
ALight rays actually cross behind the mirror at that point
BLight rays appear to diverge from a point without actually doing so
CLight rays are absorbed completely at the mirror surface
DLight rays bend around the mirror to reach the eye directly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Light rays appear to diverge from a point without actually doing so
1. A virtual image forms when light rays appear to diverge from a point without actually doing so.
2. No light actually passes through or crosses at that point behind the mirror.
3. That is different from a real image, where rays genuinely converge and cross at the image location.
4. Absorption and bending around the mirror are not part of how any mirror image, real or virtual, is formed.
_Source: OpenStax Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 "Mirrors and Lenses", section 16.1 Reflection_
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