Name the spherical mirror which can produce a real and diminished image of an object.

A concave mirror is the only spherical mirror which can produce a real and diminished image of an object.

 Explanation

The formation of images in concave mirrors depends on the position of the object with respect to the mirror.

A concave mirror is the only spherical mirror that can produce a real, inverted as well as virtual, and erect image, also the size of the images formed are magnified, diminished as well as the same size as that of the object.

Among all the six cases of image formation by a concave mirror, it forms a real and inverted image in five cases, only in one case it forms a virtual erect and enlarged image of an object, which is when the object is placed between pole $(P)$ and focus $(F)$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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