Two boys are standing in front of a plane mirror as shown. When boy X looks into the mirror, how far away from him will boy Y seem to be?

14 m

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12 m

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10 m

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16 m

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Solution

The correct option is D 16 m
In a plane mirror, the image is formed at the same distance from the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.

Since man Y is 14 m (2 m + 12 m) away from the mirror, his image will be 14 m behind the mirror.

Therefore, the total distance between man X and Y’s image is 16 m (14 m + 2 m).

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