Question

Which of the following is/are image?

• A. Reflection of your face in the mirror
• B. Shadow of an object on the ground
• C. Vehicles following you in the rear view mirror of a car
• D. A thicker/thinner version of your hand when seen through a clear transparent bottle full of water.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A

Reflection of your face in the mirror

C

Vehicles following you in the rear view mirror of a car

D

A thicker/thinner version of your hand when seen through a clear transparent bottle full of water.

(a),(c) and (d) are all images, as the light is coming from real objects.(b) is not an image as shadow is nothing but absence of light, it cannot be classifed as image because image always involve light intersection whereas here light is completely absent.