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A candle of height 10 cm is kept 5 cm away from a plane mirror. What would be the height of the image?

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15 cm

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0 cm

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10 cm

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5 cm

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Solution

The correct option is C 10 cm
A plane mirror forms an image which has the same size as the object, i.e. the dimensions of the image in a plane mirror are not altered. Also, a plane mirror does not magnify the image. Therefore, the height of the image will also be 10 cm.

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