When is the real image formed by the light rays after reflection or refraction?

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When they actually meet or intersect with each other

When they actually converge at a point

When they appear to meet when they are produced in the backward direction

When they appear to diverge from a point

answer is A.

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A real image is formed by the light rays after reflection or refraction when the light rays actually meet or intersect at a point after reflection or refraction.
A real image is formed when they actually converse at a point. Real images are mostly inverted with respect to the object. But virtual images can only be seen in the mirror and cannot be caught on the screen. They formed when the light ray reflected from a mirror met at a point. A Virtual image is erect with respect to the object.

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