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An object is placed 5 cm in front of a plane mirror. With the aid of ray diagram, locate and state the characteristics of the image

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See image below for the ray diagram.

What are the characteristics of the image?

The properties of an image produced by a plane mirror are:

  • It appears as a virtual replica, maintaining an upright orientation while being laterally flipped.

  • The distance between the object and the mirror equals the distance between the mirror and its image.

  • Both the object and its corresponding image share an identical size.

  • Given a scenario where the object stands 5cm away from the plane mirror, its image will be projected at a corresponding distance of 5cm on the opposite side of the mirror.
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