Asked by Tesla

A 12-inch object is placed 30 inches in front of a plane mirror. A ray of light from the object strikes the mirror at a 45-degree angle.

How tall is the image produced by the mirror?

12 inches
30 inches
24 inches
45 inches

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
12 inches.

A plane mirror produces a virtual image the same size as the object (and the image distance equals the object distance). The ray angle doesn't change the image height.