Properties of Image in a Plane Mirror : āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ



  • The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ…ā§ąāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą (Virtual) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • The image formed by a plane mirror is erect. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ (Erect) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤




  • The image formed by a plane mirror is the same size as the object. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • The image is formed at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror. āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧰ āφāĻ—āĻĢāĻžāϞāϤ āϝāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻĢāĻžāϞāϤ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • The image formed by a plane mirror is laterally inverted. āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§€āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž (Laterally Inverted) āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻžāĻ“āρ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧋āρ āĻĢāĻžāϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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MCQs


1. The image formed by a plane mirror is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Real | B) Virtual | C) Both Real and Virtual | D) Magnified


Ans: B) Virtual


Explanation: A plane mirror always forms a virtual image because the reflected rays do not actually meet. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧇ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇, āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ąāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


2. The image formed by a plane mirror is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϕ⧇āύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Inverted | B) Erect | C) Upside down | D) Rotated


Ans: B) Erect


Explanation: The image formed by a plane mirror is always upright (erect). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. The size of the image formed by a plane mirror is: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧇āύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Larger than the object | B) Smaller than the object | C) Same as the object ✅ | D) Depends on the distance


Ans: C) Same as the object


Explanation: A plane mirror always forms an image of the same size as the object. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. The image in a plane mirror is formed: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) At the pole | B) In front of the mirror | C) Behind the mirror at the same distance as the object | D) At infinity


Ans: C) Behind the mirror at the same distance as the object


Explanation: The image is formed behind the mirror at a distance equal to the object's distance in front of the mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇, āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻ—āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. The image formed by a plane mirror is laterally inverted. This means: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§€āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻžāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Top and bottom are interchanged | B) Left and right are interchanged | C) The image is upside down | D) The image becomes smaller


Ans: B) Left and right are interchanged


Explanation: Lateral inversion means the left side appears as the right side and the right side appears as the left side. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž (Laterally Inverted) āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ“āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ āϏ⧋āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧋āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ“āρāĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


6. Which one of the following is NOT a property of the image formed by a plane mirror ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Virtual | B) Erect | C) Same size | D) Real


Ans: D) Real


Explanation: A plane mirror never forms a real image; it always forms a virtual image. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧇ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ“ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āύāϕ⧰⧇; āχ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Trick


Plane Mirror = VESDL



  • V = Virtual (āĻ…ā§ąāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą)

  • E = Erect (āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)

  • S = Same Size (āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°)

  • D = Same Distance Behind the Mirror (āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ)

  • L = Laterally Inverted (āĻŦāĻžāĻ“āρ–āϏ⧋āρ āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž)


 

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