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State two uses of a plane mirror.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Question**: The question asks for two uses of a plane mirror. 2. **First Use**: One common use of a plane mirror is in barbershops. Barbers use plane mirrors to allow customers to see their own faces while getting a haircut or grooming. This helps customers check their appearance from different angles. 3. **Second Use**: Another important use of a plane mirror is in periscopes. Periscopes are devices that allow a person to see objects that are not in their direct line of sight, often used in submarines or by soldiers. They utilize two plane mirrors positioned at an angle to reflect light from an object above an obstacle to the viewer's eye. ...
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ICSE-LIGHT-TOPIC 1 Reflections of Light (3 Marks Questions )
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  2. Write three characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.

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  3. In a dark room, a parallel beam of light falls on a plane mirror and ...

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  4. An optician while testing the eyes of a patient keeps a charge of lett...

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  5. Fig. shows an incident ray AO and the normal ON on a plane mirror. Th...

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  6. Fig. shows an incident ray AO and the normal ON on a plane mirror. Th...

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  7. Fig. shows an incident ray AO and the normal ON on a plane mirror. Th...

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  8. The diagram shows a point object P in front of a plane mirror MM^1. ...

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  9. The diagram shows a point object P in front of a plane mirror MM^1. ...

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  10. The diagram shows a point object P in front of a plane mirror MM^1. ...

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  11. The diagram below in fig shows an object XY in front of a plane mirror...

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  12. Write three characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror?

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  13. How is the position of an image related to the position of the object...

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  14. Two plane mirrors are placed making an angle theta in between them. W...

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  15. State the number of images of an object placed between two mirrors, fo...

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  16. State the number of images of an object placed between two mirrors, fo...

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  17. Two plane mirrors are placed making an angle theta^@ in between them....

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  18. An object is placed (i) asymmetrically (ii) symmetrically, between two...

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  19. State two uses of a plane mirror.

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