A small object O is placed one-third of the distance between two parallel plane mirrors as in the figure below.   (a) Trace appropriate bundles of rays for viewing the four images that lie closest to the object. (b) If the distance between the two parallel plane mirrors is a, then express the distances of these 4 images from the object in terms of the distance a

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  A small object O is placed one-third of the distance between two parallel plane mirrors as in the figure below.  

(a) Trace appropriate bundles of rays for viewing the four images that lie closest to the object.

(b) If the distance between the two parallel plane mirrors is a, then express the distances of these 4 images from the object in terms of the distance a

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