alleryLateral inversion in a plane mirror means:
AThe image is inverted top-to-bottom
BUp appears as down
CLeft appears as right (and vice versa)
DThe image becomes coloured
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Left appears as right (and vice versa)
1. A plane mirror reverses the direction perpendicular to its surface.
2. For a person facing the mirror, this swaps left and right.
3. Top and bottom remain in their original orientations.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 9 "Light Reflection and Refraction", §9.1_
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