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Gió
Oct 29, 2015

I would say: virtual, same orientation and smaller than the object.

Explanation:

The convex mirror focusses light behind its surface!
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refln/Lesson-4/Image-Characteristics-for-Convex-Mirrors
As you can see the image is formed by the superposition of EXTENSIONS (dotted) of real rays giving a virtual image with the same orientation of the object and smaller.

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