Question

Alex is standing 5 m from a plane mirror. He moves 2 m towards the mirror. How far is he standing from his image now?

• A. 2 m
• B. 5 m
• C. 6 m
• D. 3 m

Answer 1

The correct option is C 6 m

• The correct answer is Option C - 6 m.
• We know that the distance of the image from the mirror will be equal to the distance of the object from the mirror.
• The distance Alex from the mirror is 5 m. But he moved 2 m towards the mirror. Now, the distance from the mirror becomes 3 m. Therefore, the distance of the image from the mirror will also be equal to 3 m.
• In the question we were asked to calculate the distance between the man and his image. So, it will be 3+3 = 6 m.
• Hence the correct answer is Option C.