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प्रश्न
Find out the letters of English alphabet or any other language known to you in which the image formed in a plane mirror appears exactly like the letter itself. Discuss your findings.
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उत्तर १
If English letters like A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X and Y are placed in front of a mirror, then their images look exactly like the letters. These letters are vertically symmetrical. If we divide these letters from the middle, then their right and left parts will look the same.

उत्तर २
The letters of the English alphabet give exactly the same image in a plane mirror like the letter itself:
A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y
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