why is the image seen by a periscope not laterally inverted?

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The final image produced by the periscope is without lateral inversion. This is because the light rays from the object are reflected by two mirrors, so the lateral inversion caused by the first mirror is reversed by the second mirror.

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Why the image formed in a plain mirror is laterally inverted?

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(d) We do not see an image in transparent glass.

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