NDA2021General AbilityGeneral ScienceActual
The image we see in plane mirror is
Options
- Areal and thus can be photographed.
- Bvirtual and nearer than the object.
- Cvirtual and is laterally inverted.
- Dreal but cannot be photographed.
Correct answer
C. virtual and is laterally inverted.
Step-by-step solution
The image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual (meaning that the light rays do not actually come from the image), upright, and of the same shape and size as the object it is reflecting. A virtual image is a copy of an object formed at the location from which the light rays appear to come. An image formed by a plane mirror has the following characteristics: - Virtual and erect. - Behind the mirror. - The size of the image is equal to the size of the object. - Laterally inverted image (image of the left side vi