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Consider two perpendicular mirrors `M_(1)` and `M_(2)` and a point object O. Taking origin at the point of intersection of the mirrros and the coordinates of object as (x,y), find the position and number of images.

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To solve the problem of finding the position and number of images formed by two perpendicular mirrors \( M_1 \) and \( M_2 \) with a point object \( O \) located at coordinates \( (x, y) \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the Number of Images The formula to calculate the number of images \( n \) formed by two mirrors at an angle \( \theta \) is given by: \[ n = \frac{360^\circ}{\theta} \] In this case, since the mirrors are perpendicular to each other, \( \theta = 90^\circ \). ...
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