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Give the characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror .

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(i) The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual, erect, and laterally inverted.
(ii) The size of the image is equa to the size of the object.
(iii) The image distance far behind the mirror is equal to the object distance in front of it.
(iv) If an object is placed between two plane between two plane mirros inclined at an angle `theta` , then the number of images n formed is as, `n=((360)/(0)-1)`
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