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If a candle of length 10 cm is placed 2 m away from the front of a plane mirror, find the length of the image of the candle formed in the mirror. Also, find the distance of the image from the object (candle).

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To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the properties of the image formed by a plane mirror. A plane mirror produces an image that has the same size as the object and is located at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it. ### Step 2: Identify the length of the candle. The length of the candle is given as 10 cm. ...
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