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Take a convex mirror. Hold it in one hand. Hold a pencil close to the mirror in the upright position in the other hand. Observe the image of the pencil in the mirror. Is the image erect or inverted? Is it diminished or enlarged ? Move the pencil slowly away from the mirror. Does the image become smaller or larger? What do you observe?

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When we hold a pencil in the upright position in front of a convex mirror we observe the image of the pencil at the back to the mirror. The image is erect, virtual and smaller in size than the object. As the pencil is moved away from the mirror, the image becomes smaller. When the object is moved away from the mirror, the image would move closer to the focus of the mirror.
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