If you write your name or any other word or sentence on a piece of paper and hold it in front of a plane mirror, how does it appear in the mirror?
The letters get laterally inverted
The letters get transversely inverted
The letters remain unchanged
None of the above

Question

If you write your name or any other word or sentence on a piece of paper and hold it in front of a plane mirror, how does it appear in the mirror?
The letters get laterally inverted
The letters get transversely inverted
The letters remain unchanged
None of the above

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Lateral inversion is the real or apparent reversal of left and right- For example- the letter b when laterally inverted becomes the letter d -more or less- It is well-known that a plane mirror causes the apparent lateral inversion of objects-

If you write your name or any other word or sentence on a piece of paper and hold it in front of a plane mirror, how does it appear in the mirror?The letters get laterally invertedThe letters get transversely invertedThe letters remain unchangedNone of the above

Lateral inversion is the real or apparent reversal of left and right. For example, the letter b when laterally inverted becomes the letter d (more or less). It is well-known that a plane mirror causes the apparent lateral inversion of objects.

If you write your name or any other word or sentence on a piece of paper and hold it in front of a plane mirror, how does it appear in the mirror?
The letters get laterally inverted
The letters get transversely inverted
The letters remain unchanged
None of the above