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The diagram below shows a paper clip in front of a mirror.
An upright paperclip sits in front of a vertical mirror. An eye looks toward the mirror from below and left of the paperclip. Point 1 is just above the paperclip. Point 2 is parallel with point 1 the same distance behind the mirror as Point 1 is in front. Point 3 is behind the mirror parallel with the center of the paperclip the same distance behind the mirror that the paperclip is in front of it. Point 4 is a bit further behind the mirror than Point 3.
Where will the image of the paper clip appear to the observer?
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A plane mirror forms a virtual, upright image the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front. Point 3 is the mirrored position of the paperclip’s center (point 2 is the mirror-image of point 1, the top).
A plane mirror forms a virtual, upright image the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front. Point 3 is the mirrored position of the paperclip’s center (point 2 is the mirror-image of point 1, the top).
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