Option 3 : Behind the mirror
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CONCEPT:
- Concave mirror: The mirror in which the rays converge after falling on it is known as the concave mirror.
- A concave mirror is also known as a converging mirror.
- The focal length of a concave mirror is negative according to the sign convention.
- All the position of object and images for the concave mirror are given in the below table:
| Position of the object | Position of the image | Size of the image | Nature of the image |
| At infinity | At focus, F | Diminished and pointed in size | Inverted and real |
| Beyond C | Between F and C | Diminished | Inverted and real |
| At C | At C | Same size | Inverted and real |
| Between F and C | Beyond C | enlarged | Inverted and real |
| At focus, F | At infinity | enlarged | Inverted and real |
| Between F and Pole | Behind the mirror | enlarged | Erected and virtual |
- corresponding image of the table:
EXPLANATION:
- From the above table if the object is between the focus and pole of the mirror then the position of the image obtained will be behind the mirror (virtual image).
- So the correct answer is option 3.
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