Help with height of image in a mirror

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The height of an image in a plane mirror is equal to the height of the object in front of it. In this case, an object measuring 0.54m tall located 1.23m from the mirror produces an image that is also 0.54m tall. The distance from the mirror to the image is the same as the distance from the object to the mirror, confirming that the image appears at a distance of 1.23m behind the mirror. The equation for calculating the height of the image is straightforward, as it remains the same as the object's height.

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An object which is 0.54m tall is located 1.23m in front of a plane mirror.
How tall is the image as seen in the mirror?

I know that the image seems to be 1.23m from the surface of the mirror and that the object seems to be 2.460m from the image.

What equation do I need to use to figure out how tall the image is in the mirror.
 
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hi re496210! :smile:
re496210 said:
An object which is 0.54m tall is located 1.23m in front of a plane mirror.

What equation do I need to use to figure out how tall the image is in the mirror.

common-sense? :wink:

(or just look in a mirror)
 
Thanks! I thought that that was the correct answer, but every time I entered .54m into the homework, the system told me that I need more digits. I tried 0.540m and that finally worked for me.
 

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