The image formed by a plane mirror is
- A. real, inverted and the same size
- B. virtual, upright, laterally inverted and the same size as the object
- C. real, upright and magnified
- D. virtual and diminished
Explanation
The rays only appear to come from behind the mirror, so the image cannot be caught on a screen and is virtual, and it lies as far behind the mirror as the object is in front. Lateral inversion is why writing held up to a mirror reads backwards. The magnification is exactly one.
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