Difference between real image and virtual image?

1.	Difference between real image and virtual image?
Answer» Virtual and real images are the two types of images that can be created by light through the reflection, refraction or diffraction of rays.\tA real image can be displayed or projected onto a screen while a virtual image cannot. The best example for this is a cinema screen image versus your reflection in the mirror.\tThe two types of images are created by two different types of lens. Real images are produced by a convex lens and virtual images by a concave lens.\tWhen a real image is created the rays of light are converged into one focal point while for a virtual image the rays of light are diverged.\tA real image is always inverted . A virtual image is always erect .Real image is formed when the rays of light after reflection actually meet but Virtual image is formed when the rays of light after reflection appear to meet..Real image is inverted whereas Virtual image is erect..Real image can be formed on a screen but a Virtual image cannot be..Real image is formed in front of the mirror but a Virtual image is formed behind the mirror.

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