An object is kept at 60 cm in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is now moved 25 cm away from the object, how does the image shift from its previous position?

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If mirror is moved with distance x then image in the mirror will move by distance 2x.

Given x= 25cm

then 2x = 50 cm.

So, image will be shift by 50cm.

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An object is kept at 60 cm in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is now moved 25 cm away from the object, how does the image shift from its previous position?

If mirror is moved with distance x then image in the mirror will move by distance 2x. Given x= 25cm then 2x = 50 cm. So, image will be shift by 50cm.

If mirror is moved with distance x then image in the mirror will move by distance 2x.

Given x= 25cm

then 2x = 50 cm.

So, image will be shift by 50cm.