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Lateral Inversion

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Why is it difficult to read the image of the text of a page formed due to reflection by a plane mirror?

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Due to lateral inversion, the image formed will be inverted laterally and so it becomes difficult to read the image of the text of a page formed due to reflection by a plane mirror.

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