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What is the difference between virtual images produced by concave, plane and convex mirrors? What does the negative sign in the value of magnification produced by a mirror indicates about an image?

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hey.. the virtual image formed by a plane mirror would be the same size. If formed by a convex mirror it would be diminished and if formed by a concave mirror it would be magnified.
the negative sign in the value of magnification indicates the type of mirror, that the mirror being used is convex, and if it is positive then the mirror being used is concave mirror. The negative sign denotes that the image projected is in the inverted direction.
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