Which one of the following is not true about the image formed by a pla

Which one of the following is not true about the image formed by a plane mirror?

It is of the same size as the subject.
It is laterally inverted.
It is real image.
It is formed as far behind the mirror as the object is in front.
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
A plane mirror forms a virtual image. A virtual image is one that cannot be projected onto a screen because the light rays do not actually converge at the location of the image; they only appear to diverge from that point. A real image, conversely, is formed where light rays actually converge and can be projected onto a screen (like the image formed by a projector or on the retina of the eye). All other statements are true properties of images formed by plane mirrors.
– Plane mirrors form virtual images.
– Virtual images cannot be projected onto a screen.
– Real images are formed by converging rays and can be projected.
Properties of image formed by a plane mirror: virtual, erect, laterally inverted, same size as object, and same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front.
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