Which of the following is not true for the image found in a plane mirror? The image is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → closer to the mirror than the object
A plane mirror forms an image that is erect, virtual, of the same size as the object and laterally inverted, and it lies as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it (\( v = -u \) in magnitude).
Option (1) erect — True. The image is upright, like the object.
Option (2) virtual — True. The reflected rays only appear to come from behind the mirror, so the image cannot be taken on a screen.
Option (3) laterally inverted — True. Left and right are interchanged.
Option (4) closer to the mirror than the object — Not true. The image distance equals the object distance, so the image is neither closer nor farther.