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Question
The height of the image formed by an object of height 10 cm placed in front of a plane mirror is __________.
(a) 5 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 20 cm
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Solution
10 cm
The height of the image formed by a plane is always equal to the height of the object placed before it.
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