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Question:

Image formed by a plane mirror is : Virtual, behind the mirror and enlarged; Virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object; Real at the surface of the mirror and enlarged; Real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object

Real at the surface of the mirror and enlarged

Real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object

Virtual, behind the mirror and enlarged

Virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object

Solution:

The correct option is D Virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object. The image formed by the plane mirror is virtual. Rays of light appear to be emerging from the virtual image and do not actually intersect. Image is formed behind the mirror. The image size is the same as that of the object.