Question

How is an image formed by a plane mirror?

Answer 1

Answer;

Light bounces off of the mirror and then appears to come from behind the mirror.

Explanation;

• Plane mirrors form images that are virtual, upright and the same size and shape as the object it is reflecting.
• When rays of light from the object hits a plane mirror they bounces off the mirror,that is they undergo reflection, and appear to originate from behind the mirror, resulting to the formation of a virtual image.
• The image formed appears to be behind the plane in which the mirror lies. A virtual image is an image that is formed at a location from which the rays of light appear to come from. The image can not be formed on a screen.