Mirror question

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Please help me out with this confusing question!

Why are images in a mirror flipped horizontally and not vertically? For example, although I wear my wristwatch on my left wrist, and my reflection wears his on his right wrist, my reflection is not standing on his head.

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Title: HORIZONTAL FLIPPED IMAGE ON PLANE MIRROR

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HORIZONTAL FLIPPED IMAGE ON PLANE MIRROR

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Why are images flipped horizontally and not vertically? For example, although I wear my
wristwatch on my left wrist and my reflection wears on his right wrist, my reflection his not
standing on his head.
Answer
The image reflected by a plane mirror is virtual image of you. Take your eyes as a detector that
detects light, light from a source hits an object then bounces back to...


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