List four characteristics of the images formed by plane mirrors.
CBSE DELHI - SET 1 2015
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The four characteristics of images formed by plane mirrors are as following:
The image formed in a plane mirror is virtual. It cannot be received on a screen.
The image formed is erect and of same size as the object.
The image formed is at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.
The image formed in a plane mirror is laterally inverted.
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