Question

what is plane mirror? state the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror​

Answer 1

Answer:

A plane mirror is a mirror with a flat reflecting surface.

characteristics are:

1) The image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual and erect.

2) The size of the image is equal to the size of the object.

3) The image lies behind the mirror and the distance of the image from the mirror is equal to the distance of the object from the mirror.

4) The image is laterally inverted.

Answer 2

What is Plane Mirror?

⟹ If the reflecting surface of a mirror is plane, then the mirror is called a Plane Mirror.

Characteristics of an image formed by a plane mirror are as follows:-

• The images laterally inverted, i.e. left seems to be right and right seems to be left.

• The distance between the image and the mirror is equal to the distance between the object and the mirror.

• Size of the image formed is equal to the size of the object.

• The image is always virtual and erect.