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Chapter 5: Q2DQ (page 1151)

For the situation shown in Fig. 34.3, is the image distance s′ positive or negative? Is the image real or virtual? Explain your answers

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The image will be virtual and erect

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Images formed by the Plane mirror

Images formed by the plane mirror are virtual, upright, and left-right reversed, it is atthe same distance from the mirror as the object’s distance and the same size as that of the object.

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Explanation of the answer

The image is on the side of the interface where the light comes from, hence the image is virtual and negative.

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