Question

A person stands 22.0 cm away from of a plane mirror. a) What is the distance between the person and his or her image in cm ? b) Which one is correct regarding the image characteristics?

A.Virtual, inverted, and diminished
B.Virtual, erect and has the same height as the object
C. Virtual, inverted and has the same height as the object
D. Real, erect and has the same height as the object
E. Virtual, erect and magnified
F. Real, erect and magnified
G. Real, inverted and magnified -Real, inverted, and has the same height as the object
H. Real,erect and diminished - Virtual, inverted and magnified
I. Virtual, erect and diminished -Real, inverted and diminished

Answer 1

The distance between a person and their image in a plane mirror is twice the distance of the person from the mirror (44.0 cm), and the correct characteristics of the image are that it is virtual, erect, and the same height as the object.

Step-by-step explanation:

A person stands 22.0 cm away from a plane mirror.

a) The distance between the person and his or her image in the mirror is 44.0 cm, which is simply twice the distance the person is standing from the mirror. This is because the image formed in a plane mirror is located behind the mirror at the same distance as that of the object from the mirror.

b) The correct characteristics of the image formed by the mirror are B. The image is Virtual, erect and has the same height as the object. Images produced by plane mirrors are always virtual (cannot be projected onto a screen), upright (erect), and of the same size as the object (neither magnified nor diminished).