Two plane mirrors stand facing each other, 2.81 m apart, and a woman stands between them. The woman looks at one of the mirrors from a distance of 1.10 m and holds her left arm out to the side of her body with the back of her hand facing the closer mirror. (a) What is the apparent position of the closest image of her left hand, measured perpendicularly from the surface of the mirror in front of her? m behind the nearest mirror (b) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? O back O palm (c) What is the position of the next closest image? m behind the nearest mirror

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Two plane mirrors stand facing each other, 2.81 m apart, and a woman stands between them. The woman looks at one of the mirrors from a distance of 1.10 m and holds her left arm out to the side of her body with the back of her hand
facing the closer mirror.
(a) What is the apparent position of the closest image of her left hand, measured perpendicularly from the surface of the mirror in front of her?
m behind the nearest mirror
(b) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(c) What is the position of the next closest image?
Im behind the nearest mirror
(d) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(e) What is the position of the third closest image?
Im behind the nearest mirror
(f) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(g) Which of the images are real and which are virtual? (Select all that apply.)
the closest image is real
the second closest image is real
the third closest image is real
the closest image is virtual
the second closest image is virtual
the third closest image is virtual
Transcribed Image Text:Two plane mirrors stand facing each other, 2.81 m apart, and a woman stands between them. The woman looks at one of the mirrors from a distance of 1.10 m and holds her left arm out to the side of her body with the back of her hand facing the closer mirror. (a) What is the apparent position of the closest image of her left hand, measured perpendicularly from the surface of the mirror in front of her? m behind the nearest mirror (b) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (c) What is the position of the next closest image? Im behind the nearest mirror (d) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (e) What is the position of the third closest image? Im behind the nearest mirror (f) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (g) Which of the images are real and which are virtual? (Select all that apply.) the closest image is real the second closest image is real the third closest image is real the closest image is virtual the second closest image is virtual the third closest image is virtual
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Two plane mirrors stand facing each other, 2.81 m apart, and a woman stands between them. The woman looks at one of the mirrors from a distance of 1.10 m and holds her left arm out to the side of her body with the back of her hand
facing the closer mirror.
(a) What is the apparent position of the closest image of her left hand, measured perpendicularly from the surface of the mirror in front of her?
m behind the nearest mirror
(b) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(c) What is the position of the next closest image?
Im behind the nearest mirror
(d) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(e) What is the position of the third closest image?
Im behind the nearest mirror
(f) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand?
back
palm
(g) Which of the images are real and which are virtual? (Select all that apply.)
the closest image is real
the second closest image is real
the third closest image is real
the closest image is virtual
the second closest image is virtual
the third closest image is virtual
Transcribed Image Text:Two plane mirrors stand facing each other, 2.81 m apart, and a woman stands between them. The woman looks at one of the mirrors from a distance of 1.10 m and holds her left arm out to the side of her body with the back of her hand facing the closer mirror. (a) What is the apparent position of the closest image of her left hand, measured perpendicularly from the surface of the mirror in front of her? m behind the nearest mirror (b) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (c) What is the position of the next closest image? Im behind the nearest mirror (d) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (e) What is the position of the third closest image? Im behind the nearest mirror (f) Does it show the palm of her hand or the back of her hand? back palm (g) Which of the images are real and which are virtual? (Select all that apply.) the closest image is real the second closest image is real the third closest image is real the closest image is virtual the second closest image is virtual the third closest image is virtual
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