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Question
An object of 10 cm is placed in front of a plane mirror. The height of image will be …………….
(a) 5 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 10 cm
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Solution
(d) 10 cm
The image formed by a plane mirror is always of the same size as that of the object.
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