A girl can just see her feet at the bottom edge of the mirror. 140 cm 150 cm (a) What is the distance between the girl and her image in the mirror? (b) What is the distance between the mirror and her image in the mirror?
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This is because the image in a plane mirror is always the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it. So if the girl is standing x distance away from the mirror, her image will also be x distance behind the mirror, making the total distance Show more…
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