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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