In the image formed by a plane mirror the left of the object appears on the right and the right appears on the left, this is known as:

Total internal reflection

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Longitudinal inversion

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Dispersion of light

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Lateral inversion

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Solution

The correct option is D Lateral inversion
In the image formed by a plane mirror the left of the object appears on the right and the right appears on the left, this is known as lateral inversion. Lateral just means "sideways".

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