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Question
What are the characteristics of an image formed in a plane mirror?
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Solution
- Image formed in a plane mirror is upright.
- Image formed in a plane mirror is virtual The image is of the same size as the object
- The distance of the image from the plane mirror is equal to the distance of the object from the mirror.
- Image is laterally inverted.
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