<P> Real images can be produced by concave mirrors and converging lenses , only if the object is placed further away from the mirror / lens than the focal point and this real image is inverted . As the object approaches the focal point the image approaches infinity , and when the object passes the focal point the image becomes virtual and is not inverted . </P>
a concave mirror can form a real image which is a copy of an object that forms
only if the object is placed further away from the mirror / lens than the focal point