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Figure shows the word REST written in two ways in front of a mirror. Show how the word would appear in the mirror. - Science

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Figure shows the word REST written in two ways in front of a mirror. Show how the word would appear in the mirror.

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In an image formed by a plane mirror, the left of the object appears on the right and the right appears on the left, i.e. the image formed is laterally inverted, as shown below in the Fig. (A) and (B).

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Chapter 16: Light - Long Answer Questions [Page 96]

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NCERT Exemplar Science [English] Class 8
Chapter 16 Light
Long Answer Questions | Q 24. | Page 96

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