WAEC Physics 2016 Paper

Concept:A concave mirror produces a real, inverted, and magnified image only for object positions between the focus ($F$) and the centre of curvature ($C$).Explanation:Place the object between $F$ and $C$ for a concave mirror.Rays from the object converge beyond $C$ after reflection.These converging rays produce an image that can be captured on a screen.Hence, the image is real and inverted.The image size is larger than the object because the object lies closer to the mirror than $C$.At the focus ($F$), the reflected rays are parallel, so no real image is formed.At the centre of curvature ($C$), the image is real and inverted but same size as the object.Beyond $C$, the image is real and inverted but diminished in size.Thus, magnified real images occur only between $F$ and $C$.Answer:D. between the centre of curvature and the focus