Which of the following is not a characteristic of image formed by a plane mirror?

Image is laterally inverted

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Image can be obtained on a screen

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Erect image is formed

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Image formed is of the same size as the object

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Solution

The correct options are
B
Image can be obtained on a screen

C
Erect image is formed

Image formed by a plane mirror is virtual and hence cannot be obtained on screen. It is laterally inverted which means the left of the object appears to be on the right. Images formed by plane mirrors are erect and of the same size as that of the object.

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Which of the following statements is true about a plane mirror?

1. The image is larger in size than the object.

2. The image is formed at the same distance as object.

3. The image is laterally inverted.

4. The image is virtual and erect.

Can the image formed by a plane mirror be projected onto a screen

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Ans: no the image formed by the plane mirror can't be projected on the screen as a plane mirror forms a virtual image and a virtual image can be obtained on the screen

Give reasons.

(a) Letters appear laterally inverted in a plane mirror.

(b) Numerous images are seen in the ‘Palace of Mirrors’.

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

Image on an object is formed by two plane mirrors one of the plane mirror is double the size of the other in which case will theimage be bigger and why

Please check my answer

Ans. The image of the object in both the Mirrors would be the same as it is one of the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror the image formed on the plane mirror would be the exact size of the object

Q. The image formed by a plane mirror is always laterally inverted.

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