A plane mirror forms a virtual image. the distance between mahima and her image in a plane mirror is 10 m. how much distance should she move in order to get the distance of 5 m between herself and her image ?

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For a distance of 5m between her and herself in the mirror,
she should stand 2.5m from the mirror.

But she is standing 5m from the mirror so his image is at 10m from her so she should move 2.5m towards the mirror

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A plane mirror forms a virtual image. the distance between mahima and her image in a plane mirror is 10 m. how much distance should she move in order to get the distance of 5 m between herself and her image ?

For a distance of 5m between her and herself in the mirror, she should stand 2.5m from the mirror. But she is standing 5m from the mirror so his image is at 10m from her so she should move 2.5m towards the mirror

For a distance of 5m between her and herself in the mirror,
she should stand 2.5m from the mirror.

But she is standing 5m from the mirror so his image is at 10m from her so she should move 2.5m towards the mirror