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Lateral inversion is the reversal of an object when the image is formed in a flat mirror.

This reversal is only in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the mirror.

However, the effect is often seen by a person as a "left-right" reversal with the

"front-back" reversal not noticed. That's the reason it's called lateral inversion.

"Lateral" means sideways.

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Can a concave mirror show lateral inversion?

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What is the inversion in a plane mirror called?

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How does a lateral inversion happens in a concave mirror?

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How does a mirror reflects right hand into left hand and what this effect is called?

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Which Mirror Shows Lateral Inversion?

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Which mirror shows the lateral inversion of light?

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How does lateral inversion happen?

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What do you understand by lateral inversion of an image?

REGULAR REFLECTIONWhen a beam of light parallel to the principal axis becomes incident the reflected rays will also parallel.IRREGULAR REFLECTIONWhen a beam of light parallel to the principal axis becomes incident on a rough surface then the reflected rays will scatter in different directions.by farida rehman thanks for watching.Comment: Unfortunately, that's not an answer to thisquestion.The answer is: The image of an object in a (flat) mirror is said to have lateral (meaning "sideways") inversion. That means the image appears to be reversed "sideways". Actually it's reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. However, we find it easier, in many cases, to ignore a "front to back" reversal and "see" instead a lateral reversal.