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What is meant by lateral inversion? - Physics

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What is meant by lateral inversion?
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Lateral inversion is the reversal of the image experienced in a plane mirror. The image is of the same size and equidistant from the object but the left and right sides are transposed.
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Images Formed by a Plane Mirrors
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Chapter 6: Light - Reflection of Light [Page 246]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 6 Light
Reflection of Light | Q 25 | Page 246

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