33 A. If the woman is 2 meters in front of the mirror, how far behind the mirror will she see her image? B: Is this a real image or a virtual image? C: How could you prove your answer to B?
Plane mirrors (I assume that's what you are talking about) produce virtual images in which the object distane equals the image distance. For B, see
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110330202945AA1tAfT
A) the woman would see her image as far back as she goes as long as she stays focused in the center of the mirror. However, she couldn't see her image behind the mirror at all.
B) Real image
C) the image reflected is real
To determine how far behind the mirror the woman will see her image, we need to understand the concept of reflection.
A. In a plane mirror, the image distance is equal to the object distance. Since the woman is 2 meters in front of the mirror, the image distance will also be 2 meters behind the mirror. Hence, the woman will see her image 2 meters behind the mirror.
B. In a plane mirror, the image formed is a virtual image. A virtual image is an image that appears to be formed by the apparent intersection of reflected rays. It cannot be projected onto a screen. The image formed in a plane mirror is virtual because the reflected light rays do not actually converge at the image position. Instead, they appear to diverge from a virtual point behind the mirror.
C. To prove that the image formed by a plane mirror is virtual, you can perform the following experiment:
1. Place a plane mirror on a table or wall.
2. Stand in front of the mirror and observe your reflection.
3. Extend your hand towards the mirror and try to touch your reflected image.
4. You will notice that your hand and the image of your hand never touch, indicating that the image is not real, but virtual.
5. Additionally, if you observe the mirror from different angles, you will see that the image moves in the opposite direction, following the law of reflection. This behavior further confirms that it is a virtual image.
By performing this experiment, you can prove that the image formed by a plane mirror is virtual and not a real image.