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Which of the following best describes the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed just beyond the focal point but before the center of curvature?

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RRB Group D 2025 Question Paper (18-Aug-2026) (Shift 1)
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Real, inverted, and magnified

When an object is placed between the focus (F) and the centre of curvature (C) of a concave mirror, the image formed is real, inverted and magnified, and lies beyond C.

Hence, the image is real, inverted, and magnified.

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