A Jurassic Dinosaur Is Approaching Your Vehicle and Appears in the Side-View

question 38

Multiple Choice

A Jurassic dinosaur is approaching your vehicle and appears in the side-view mirror. It is larger than it appears in the mirror. This means that

• A) its image size is larger than what the flat rearview mirror shows.
• B) its image size is smaller than what the flat rearview mirror shows.
• C) it is inverted and real.
• D) it is a virtual image and inverted.

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Definitions:

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