Image Movement in Plane Mirror – Rankers Physics

Reflection by Plane Mirror: Practice Problem & Solution

Assertion (A): Keeping a point object fixed, if a plane mirror is moved, the image will also move. Reason (R): In case of a plane mirror, distance of object and its image is equal from any point on the mirror.  
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Short Solution (Best for NEET):

To solve this problem, we apply the core principles of Reflection by Plane Mirror. Understanding the underlying formula is key to arriving at the correct answer below:

Assertion (A) is true; the image position is relative to the mirror, so it moves with the mirror. Reason (R) is true as per the property of plane mirrors, where \(OP = IP\). (R) correctly explains (A) as image movement maintains this property.

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