A boy is standing at a distance of 4 m in front of a mirror. He moves 2 m towards the mirror. In which direction will the image move−towards the mirror or away from it?

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Solution

In a plane mirror, the image is formed at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it. Hence, when the boy moves towards the mirror, his image will also move towards it by the same distance.

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