An illustration shows image formation by a concave mirror. The illustration shows a concave mirror with a tree in front. A ray from the tree falls on the mirror parallel to the principal axis and is reflected back through the principal focus. Another ray falls on the mirror at the optical center and is reflected back. The two reflected rays meet at a point below the principal axis between the tree and principal focus such that an inverted image of the tree, smaller in size than the tree, is formed.
Suppose that the mirror is moved so that the tree is between the focus point F and the mirror. What happens to the image of the tree?
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Responses
The image moves behind the curved mirror.
The image moves behind the curved mirror.
The image appears taller and on the same side of the mirror.
The image appears taller and on the same side of the mirror.
The image appears shorter and on the same side of the mirror.
The image appears shorter and on the same side of the mirror.
The image stays the same.
1 answer
When the tree is placed between the focus point (F) and the concave mirror, the image characteristics change significantly. In this case, the image formed will be virtual, upright, and larger than the object (the tree).
Thus, the correct response is:
The image appears taller and on the same side of the mirror.
