A thin vertical arrow high is placed in front of a vertical plane mirror.

PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Geometric Optics · Geometric Optics

Problem

A thin vertical arrow 10 cm10\,\text{cm} high is placed 20 cm20\,\text{cm} in front of a vertical plane mirror. (i) Draw a ray diagram to locate the image of the arrow. (ii) Explain why the image is upright (not inverted top-to-bottom) even though left and right are interchanged. (iii) State the height and the distance of the image from the mirror, giving reasons for your answers.

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