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A boy stands at 3m distance from the mirror, if the boy moved away 1m, then the distance between the boy and its image is

A

8m

B

4m

C

2m

D

6m

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The correct Answer is:
A
For plane mirror, Object distance = Image distance
Distance of boy from mirror `=3+2=4m`
Distance of image from mirror =4m
`therefore` Distance between boy and image `=4+4= 8m`
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