Chapter 23, Problem 5Q

To determine

To Explain:

That the real image produced by the concave mirror is necessarily be inverted or not.

Answer to Problem 5Q

Solution:

The real image produced by the concave mirror is always inverted.

Explanation of Solution

It is given in the problem that the concave mirror produces the real image.

Let the image distance is given by i, the object distance is given by o.

$\text{Magnification = -}\frac{i}{o}$

Where, $\text{i is the image distane}$ and $\text{o is the object distance}$

If the image is real, it is formed in front of the mirror. Hence, both the image and the object are in front of the mirror.

Then, both the object distance and the image distance are positive.