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Question
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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