Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. State the position, size and nature of the image.

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Image formation in a concave mirror when the object is placed beyond the centre of curvature :

Position of the image:
When an object is placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, the image is formed between the centre of curvature and the focus of the mirror in the same side of the object.
Nature and size of the image:
The image is real and inverted.
The image is smaller than the object.

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