Which one of the following statements is not a characteristic of a plane mirror?
A)The image is real.
B)The magnification is +1.
C)The image is always upright.
D)The image is reversed right to left.
E)The image and object distances are equal in magnitude.

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A plane mirror forms a virtual image which is always upright, the magnification is always +1, the image is reversed left to right and the image and object distances are equal in magnitude. However, the image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual, meaning it cannot be projected onto a screen, so it is not real.

Which One of the Following Statements Is Not a Characteristic