The mirror formula is the same,irrespective of whether the mirror is a convex mirror or a concave mirror.

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    True
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    False
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What can be said about the magnification of an image formed by a convex mirror?

$A$ student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen $60\, cm$ in front of a mirror by keeping the flame at a distance of $15\, cm$ from its pole.
$(a)$ Write the type of mirror he should use.
$(b)$ Find the linear magnification of the image produced.
$(c)$ What is the distance between the object and its image?
$(d)$ Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.

An object of size $7.0\, cm$ is placed at $27\, cm$ in front of a concave mirror of focal length $18\, cm$. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed,so that a sharp focussed image can be obtained? Find the size and the nature of the image.

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The mirror formula describes the relationship between the height of the image and the height of the object.

The magnification equation is the same for both convex and concave mirrors.

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