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"A concave mirror of focal length 'f' can form a magnified erect as well as an inverted image of an object placed in front of it." Justify this statement stating the position of the object with respect to the mirror in each case for obtaining these images.

"A concave mirror of focal length 'f' can form a magnified erect as well as an inverted image of an object placed in front of it." This statement is completely justified and can be proved as follows:
























Object distance



Nature of the image formed



At distance less than Focus



Virtual, Erect and magnified



At focus



Real, inverted and highly magnified



At distance more than focus but less than 2f



Real, inverted and magnified.



At distance more than 2f



Real, inverted and diminished



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