CBSE Class 10 Science Question 5 of 31

Light - Reflection and Refraction — Question 5

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No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be

  1. only plane
  2. only concave
  3. only convex
  4. either plane or convex
Answer

either plane or convex

Reason — Both plane mirrors and concave mirrors form erect images irrespective of the position of the object. Concave mirror only forms erect image when the object is placed between it's pole and focus.