State Four Characteristics of the Image Formed by a Plane Mirror.

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State four characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.

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Solution

Image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual and erect.
The size of the image is equal to that of the object.
The image formed is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
The image is laterally inverted.

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