The image seen in a plane mirror is
A) real and upright, and left and right are interchanged.
B) real and inverted, and left and right are not interchanged.
C) virtual and upright, and left and right are interchanged.
D) virtual and inverted, and left and right are not interchanged.
E) virtual and inverted, and left and right are interchanged.

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The image seen in a plane mirror is virtual (meaning it cannot be projected on a screen because the light rays do not actually come from the image location) and upright (it maintains the same orientation as the object). Additionally, left and right are interchanged, creating a mirror image effect.

The Image Seen in a Plane Mirror Is