Question

How is an image formed by a plane mirror?

Light bounces off of the mirror and then appears to come from in front of the mirror.
Light passes through the mirror and then appears to come from behind the mirror.
Light passes through the mirror and then appears to come from in front of the mirror.
Light bounces off of the mirror and then appears to come from behind the 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.

Answer 2

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.