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Aim: To investigate the characteristics and position of an image formed by a plane mirror.

 * Hypothesis:**

plane mirror, pin, wooden holder, graph paper, soft board, soft board
 * Apparatus:**

Use a pencil and a ruler
 * Diagram:**

1. Set up the apparatus as shown in diagram 2. Observe the images formed 3. Find the distance D1 and D2 by counting the number of squares between the pins and the mirror surface, and between the image and the mirror surface. Compare these two distances. 4. Hold the word up and stand in front of a mirror. Write down the appearance of these letters where the words are reflected by the mirror. 5. Draw ray diagrams of a dot, a pin and a letter for a plane mirror.
 * Method:**

1. Upright images. 2. The same size as the object. 3. Laterally inverted. 4. Distance D1 and D2 are equal
 * Results:**

**Characteristics of a plane mirror image**

 * It is a virtual upright image [ A virtual image is an image that cannot be projected or captured on a screen.].
 * It is of the same size as the object.
 * The distance of the image from the mirror is equal to the distance of the object from the mirror.
 * It undergoes lateral inversion [ Your image is the correct way up, that is, it is upright and not inverted, but its left and right sides are opposite to yours.].