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Question
- Find out the position of the image of an object situated at A in the plane mirror.
- Can Paheli at B see this image?
- Can Boojho at C see this image?
- When Paheli moves from B to C, where does the image of A move?
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Solution
- The image of the object placed at A is formed behind the mirror. The distance of the image from the mirror is equal to the distance of A from the mirror. The image of A is shown in the given figure.
- Yes. Paheli at B can see this image.
- Yes. Boojho at C can see this image.
- The image of the object at A will not move. It will remain in the same position when Paheli moves from B to C.
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