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LOCATION OF AN IMAGE
"Single Reflection"






EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Candles
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Mirror
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Rotating Stand
   


NARRATIVE
            This demonstration shows that the image in a plane mirror is upright and appears to be the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front. Place the two candles on opposite sides of the mirror on a turntable. Align them so that they seem to be one and the same when viewed from the front of the mirror. Remove the rear candle to show that is seemed to occupy the same space as the image.