Why virtual image
Cannot be caught on the screen?
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because they are opposite to an image of their actual divergences
joisakhar:
Can your say why real image can be caught on the screen? Please
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Hi there !!
Firstly, you should know what are two types of images
They are real image and virtual image :
Real image : A real image is one which can be obtained on a screen and mostly tangible
Virtual image : A virtual image is one which cannot be caught on a screen and is intangible
Coming to the answer :
A virtual image cannot be caught on a screen. An image is said to be real if it can be caught on screen , that is , when there is actual meeting of the light rays , both incident and reflected. When a virtual image is formed , there is no actual meeting of the light rays,both , incident and reflected. Instead , the image appears to come from a particular imaginary point. Hence , the image formed by a mirror is virtual and it cannot be caught on a screen.
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Hope it helps :D
Firstly, you should know what are two types of images
They are real image and virtual image :
Real image : A real image is one which can be obtained on a screen and mostly tangible
Virtual image : A virtual image is one which cannot be caught on a screen and is intangible
Coming to the answer :
A virtual image cannot be caught on a screen. An image is said to be real if it can be caught on screen , that is , when there is actual meeting of the light rays , both incident and reflected. When a virtual image is formed , there is no actual meeting of the light rays,both , incident and reflected. Instead , the image appears to come from a particular imaginary point. Hence , the image formed by a mirror is virtual and it cannot be caught on a screen.
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Hope it helps :D
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