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SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School

Plane Mirror Reflection & Image Kinematics

Physics Demonstration: Relative Motion of Object, Mirror, and Virtual Image

Interactive: Drag Boy or Drag Mirror
Use the motion buttons or drag directly to observe relative velocities.
Boy:
Mirror:
VIRTUAL WORLD (BEHIND MIRROR) REAL WORLD (IN FRONT) d_o = 0.0 m BOY (Object) MIRROR d_i = 0.0 m IMAGE (Virtual)
Object Distance ($d_o$)
4.00 m
Image Distance ($d_i$)
4.00 m
Total Separation ($2d_o$)
8.00 m