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Image Formation by a Plane Mirror

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The letter F is placed in front of a plane mirror : (a) How would its image look like when seen in a plane mirror ? (b) What is the name of the phenomenon involved ?

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Solution

(a)
The image would appear as:

(b)

Lateral Inversion

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