Question

A ray diagram shows that an object is placed in front of a plane mirror. What are the characteristics of the image produced by the object?

Answer 1

D) upright , same size as object ,virtual

Answer 2

A plane mirror is a glass with highly lustrous metal polished at the back. Every object that would be placed in front of plain mirror would form an image that would have the following common characteristics:

• The image would be virtual
• The image would be erect
• The image would have same height
• The image would be at same distance from the mirror as the object
• The image would be laterally inverted.