You have learned that plane and convex mirror produce virtual images of objects. Can they produce real image under some circumstances? Explain.

Explanation

When the incident beam is convergent, the image formed by a plane or convex mirror produce real image as shown in Fig.1.54 (a) and Fig.1.54(b).


In both the cases the convergent beam meet at p in the absence of the mirrors i.e., p is the virtual object and P' is the real image of P.