Distinguish between a real and a virtual image of an object. What type of image is formed?
- By a plane mirror.
- On a cinema screen?
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- REAL IMAGE: The rays appears to meet at a point after reflection. The image formed is real.
- VIRTUAL IMAGE: The rays seems to be appear at a point after reflection. The image formed is virtual.
- Cinema screen is real and inverted.
- Plane mirror is virtual and erect.
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