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The difference between a real image and a virtual image is that light rays actually converge upon each point of the real image, whereas they just "seem" to converge on a virtual image.
A good example is how concave mirrors (like the inside of a spoon) tend to make objects appear closer by creating a real image of convergent light rays in front of the mirror. A convex mirror (like the back of a spoon) tends to make things look farther away by dispersing and diverging light rays so that when your brain follows the diverging lines, you think they should converge behind the spoon, even though they really don't. That's a virtual image.
This whole concept is easier to understand visually. Try using a search engine to see pictures of real vs. virtual images.
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How do you determine virtual and real images?
A virtual image is formed when the reflected rays meet after they are produced backwards. Whereas a real image in produced by the actual intersection of the reflected rays.
Are real images inverted or erected?
Real images are inverted
Real images can be upright and inverted?
Real images are always inverted
How could you demonstrate that an image as indeed a real image?
Real images can be produced on a plane and they would be inverted. You can demonstrate that a real image is there by placing a piece of thin tissue there, or blowing smoke through the area. In either case, the image will become visible.
does a plane mirror produces a real image?
"Real" and "virtual" are two opposite, mutually exclusive categories of images. An image is either one or the other, and no image can be both. The image produced by a plane mirror is a virtual one.
What types of images are produced by plane mirrors?
Real images
Which types of images are produced by concave?
real and virtual images
What types of images are produced by concave mirrors?
Virtual and real images
How do you determine virtual and real images?
A virtual image is formed when the reflected rays meet after they are produced backwards. Whereas a real image in produced by the actual intersection of the reflected rays.
Are real images inverted or erected?
Real images are inverted
How are real images drawn?
Real drawings for that images they draw it for real and then put it on google
Real images can be upright and inverted?
Real images are always inverted
What produced the images on the wall?
a graffiti artist?
What is true about real images?
Only plane mirrors produce real images. I beleve this is right.
Which websites offer images of real chicken farms?
Google Images provide many images of real chicken farms, while Bing images provide a wide range of photos. However, on Bing images not all the images are relevant.
How could you demonstrate that an image as indeed a real image?
Real images can be produced on a plane and they would be inverted. You can demonstrate that a real image is there by placing a piece of thin tissue there, or blowing smoke through the area. In either case, the image will become visible.
What are the examples for real and virtual images?
example of Real Images are the images seen on screen on cinema and image form in the human retina. also image produced on the camera. An example of a Virtual image is your image in a flat bathroom mirror. The light rays reflect away from the mirrors and do not actually pass through the image of yourself. The general rule of thumb to follow is: if the light rays ACTUALLY pass through the image, then it is a real image.
