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Leo places a plant in front of the center of curvature of a concave mirror. Which characteristics will the image of the plant have? Check all that apply.
real
virtual
inverted
upright
smaller
larger
same size
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Correct choices: real, inverted, same size.
Reason: For a concave mirror the center of curvature C is at distance R (object distance do = R). With focal length f = R/2, the mirror equation gives image distance di = R, so the image is formed at C (di positive ⇒ real). The magnification m = −di/do = −1, so the image is inverted and the same size as the object.
Reason: For a concave mirror the center of curvature C is at distance R (object distance do = R). With focal length f = R/2, the mirror equation gives image distance di = R, so the image is formed at C (di positive ⇒ real). The magnification m = −di/do = −1, so the image is inverted and the same size as the object.
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