Yes. This can be proven with the Law of Reflection. What this states is: the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflexion. For information about the law of reflection you can visit this site and review the diagrams and notes: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/class/refln/u13l1c.html
distance from mirror
The focal point. It can affect size, real/virtual, inverted/upright.
Reflection
Looking back on your experiment, what would you change?
A plane mirror is a mirror with a planar reflective surface. For light rays striking a plane mirror, the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. Thus a collimated beam of light does not spread out after reflection from a plane mirror, except for diffraction effects.Insertformulahere==Images== A plane mirror makes images of objects in front of it; these images appear to be behind the plane in which the mirror lies. A straight line drawn from part of an object to the corresponding part of its image makes a right angle with, and is bisected by, the surface of the plane mirror. The image formed by Insertformulahere==Images==a plane mirror is always virtual (meaning that the light rays do not actually come from the image), upright, and of the same shape and size as the object it is reflecting. A virtual image is a copy of an object formed at the location from which the light rays appear to come. However, the image is a laterally-inverted "mirror image" of the object. If a person is reflected in a plane mirror, the image of his right hand appears to be the left hand of the image.
The image is formed behind the mirror at the same distance as the object's reflection from the mirror's surface. This is due to reflection of light rays from the object off the mirror's surface.
Distance from the mirror, curvature of the mirror.
distance from mirror
distance from mirror
A plane mirror diagram shows the reflection of an object in a mirror. Key features include the object, its reflection, the mirror surface, and the normal line perpendicular to the mirror. The angles of incidence and reflection are equal, and the image appears to be the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front.
Distance from the mirror, curvature of the mirror.
The reflection of an object in the mirror is called a mirror image.
The distance of the mirror image is equal to the distance of the mirror object because light rays reflecting off the mirror follow the law of reflection, which states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. This results in a virtual image being created behind the mirror at the same distance as the object in front of the mirror.
Just that: reflection. There can be a virtual image, an imaginary image, an inverted image etc depenting on the shape of the surface of the mirror.
reflection
The image of an object will appear the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it. This is due to the reflection of light rays creating a virtual image that mimics the distance of the object.
The reflection of an object in a mirror is called a virtual image. This image appears to be behind the mirror, but it is not a physical object.