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If an object moves towards a plane mirror with a speed v at an angle `theta` to the perpendicular to the plane of the mirror, find the relative velocity between the object and the image.

A

2 v

B

`2 v cos theta `

C

`2 v sin theta`

D

`2 v// cos theta`

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