Location, Orientation, Size, and Type of Image Formed in Curved Mirrors​

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f - focal length

Concave

Convex

p - object distance

Real

Virtual

q - image distance

Real

Virtual

m - magnification

Upright image

Inverted image

Mirror

Object location

Image location

Type

Orientation

Relative size

CONCAVE

At infinity

At F

Real

Inverted

Smaller

CONCAVE

Beyond C

Between F and C

Real

Inverted

Smaller

CONCAVE

At C

At C

Real

Inverted

Same size

CONCAVE

Between C and F

Beyond C

Real

Inverted

Larger

CONCAVE

At F

At infinity

No image

No image

No image

CONCAVE

Closer than F

Behind the mirror

Virtual

Upright

Larger

CONVEX

Anywhere

Behind the mirror

Virtual

Upright

Explanation:

Image properties. There are four basic properties, dependent on the position of the object, as indicated in the table below.  These properties can be verified either graphically or by using the mirror equation and the definition of magnification.

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