If an image formed by a concave mirror is real and inverted, what can be said about the object distance?

It is less than the focal length

It is equal to the focal length

It is greater than the focal length

It is negative

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C. It is greater than the focal length

A real and inverted image is formed when the object is placed beyond the focal length of a concave mirror.

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