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Take two plane mirrors. Set them at right angles to each other with their edges touching (Fig.). To hinge them you can use adhesive tape.

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Take two plane mirrors. Set them at right angles to each other with their edges touching (Fig.). To hinge them you can use adhesive tape. Place a coin in between the mirrors. How many images of the coin do you see (Fig.)?

Now hinge the mirrors using the adhesive tape at different angles, say 45°, 60°, 120°, 180°, etc. Place some object (say a candle) in between them.

Note down the number of images of the object in each case.

Finally, set the two mirrors parallel to each other. Find out how many images of a candle placed between them are formed (Fig.).

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(i) When two plane mirrors are joined at right angles, then three images are formed.

(ii) When two plane mirrors are joined at 45°, 7 images are formed.

(iii) When two plane mirrors are joined at 60°, 5 images are formed.

(iv) When two plane mirrors are joined at 120°, 2 images are formed.

(v) When two plane mirrors are joined at 180°, 1 image is formed.

(vi) When the plane mirrors are parallel to each other, infinite images are formed.

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