If you put a object in front of the mirror why does it appear the opposite way

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It is because that is how mirrors work, they reflect light, and since we see objects because we are seeing the light these objects reflect, what is reflected back by the mirror is what we see.

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and so the block attains a speed of

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Fd = 0 - 1/2 mv² ⇒ d = (-1293.58 J)/F

By Newton's second law, the net vertical force on the block as it slides is

∑ F [vertical] = n - mg = 0

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F = -0.16 (245 N) = -39.2 N

(negative since it opposes the block's motion)

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