What is the difference between a real image and a virtual image? Give one example of each type of image.
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Real image can be obtained on a screen because light rays actually pass through a real image but virtual image cannot be formed on screen because light rays do not actually pass through a virtual image.
Example:
The image formed on a cinema screen is an example of real image.
The image formed by a plane mirror is a virtual image.
Example:
The image formed on a cinema screen is an example of real image.
The image formed by a plane mirror is a virtual image.
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