Question

Which of the following describes a concave mirror. Select all that apply. Objects within the focal length will create real images. Concave mirrors converge distant parallel light rays on the focal point. Concave mirrors can only create real images. Concave mirrors can create real and virtual images. Objects far away from concave mirrors will appear enlarged. Objects between the center of curvature and the focal point will create real images.

Answer 1

Let's see sentence-by-sentence:

- Objects within the focal length will create real images. --> false
In fact, objects within the focal length create virtual images, as it can be seen in the ray diagrams here:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Concavemirror_raydiagram_F.svg

- Concave mirrors converge distant parallel light rays on the focal point. --> TRUE: the parallel rays (with respect to the mirror's axis) are reflected back into the focal point of the mirror, as it can be seen also from the previous picture.

- Concave mirrors can only create real images. --> FALSE: as it can be seen from the first picture, when the object is between the focus and the mirror, its image is virtual.

Concave mirrors can create real and virtual images. --> TRUE: concave mirrors can create real and virtual images, depending on the position of the object.

- Objects far away from concave mirrors will appear enlarged. --> FALSE:
as it can be seen from the ray diagram, the size of the image is smaller than the size of the object. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Concavemirror_raydiagram_2F.svg

- Objects between the center of curvature and the focal point will create real images.--> TRUE: as it can be seen from the ray diagram (2F corresponds to the center of curvature), the image in this case is on the same side of the object, so it is real. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Concavemirror_raydiagram_2FE.svg

Answer 2

Answer:

Concave mirrors converge distant parallel light rays on the focal point.

Objects between the center of curvature and the focal point will create real images.

Objects within the focal length will create real images.

Concave mirrors can create real and virtual images.

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