Because when used, the object (your face) is closer to the mirror than the focal length. Move a long way off and things will change.
A concave mirror that has a focal length smaller than its radius of curvature will produce only virtual images. This is because the image is formed on the same side of the mirror as the object, resulting in a virtual image that cannot be projected onto a screen.
A plain mirror produces a virtual image. This means the image appears to be behind the mirror and cannot be projected onto a screen.
The mirror produces a virtual image, which means it appears to be behind the mirror at the same distance as the object in front of the mirror. This virtual image is upright and the same size as the object.
virtual image ( not on screen, brain interpreting)
"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.
A concave mirror that has a focal length smaller than its radius of curvature will produce only virtual images. This is because the image is formed on the same side of the mirror as the object, resulting in a virtual image that cannot be projected onto a screen.
A plain mirror produces a virtual image. This means the image appears to be behind the mirror and cannot be projected onto a screen.
The mirror produces a virtual image, which means it appears to be behind the mirror at the same distance as the object in front of the mirror. This virtual image is upright and the same size as the object.
virtual image ( not on screen, brain interpreting)
"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.
A concave mirror when the object is placed between the focal point and the mirror will produce an erect, diminished, and virtual image. This type of mirror is commonly used in makeup mirrors and shaving mirrors.
yes it always produces a virtual image. it is always erect. Its size is always diminshed. Distance from the mirror is always between Focus and Pole
An erect but virtual image of same size but with lateral inversion
A plane mirror produces an upright and laterally inverted image that is the same size as the object. A concave mirror produces a real or virtual, inverted or upright image that can be larger or smaller than the object depending on the object's position relative to the mirror. A convex mirror produces a virtual, upright, and smaller image compared to the object, regardless of the object's position relative to the mirror.
The nature of the image that a spherical mirror produces positive magnification is usually enlarged when compared to the real object.
A plane mirror does not form a real image. It produces a virtual image, which appears to be behind the mirror and is the same size and orientation as the object being reflected.
A plane mirror does not produce magnification on an object. It produces a virtual image that is the same size as the object and has the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.