Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

The correct mirror image of the given figure is shown in the image below:

Step-by-Step Explanation:

1. Understanding Mirror Reflections:
When a vertical mirror is placed at line MN to the right of a given set of characters, the resulting mirror image undergoes lateral inversion (a horizontal left-to-right flip). This causes two main changes:
• The order of the characters is reversed (the rightmost character in the original figure appears leftmost in the mirror image).
• Each individual character is flipped horizontally.

2. Analyzing the Original Character Sequence:
The original figure shows the string TarpeD7 placed to the left of mirror MN:

3. Position Reversal (Right to Left):
From closest to farthest relative to mirror MN, the characters in the original figure are ordered as follows: 7, D, e, p, r, a, and T.
Therefore, in the mirror image, the characters must appear from left to right in this exact reversed sequence:

• 1^st character (leftmost): Mirrored version of 7
• 2^nd character: Mirrored version of D
• 3^rd character: Mirrored version of e
• 4^th character: Mirrored version of p (which laterally flips into a shape resembling 'q')
• 5^th character: Mirrored version of r
• 6^th character: Mirrored version of a
• 7^th character (rightmost): Mirrored version of T (remains symmetric as 'T')

4. Evaluating the Options:
• Option 1: Incorrect because the first digit '7' is flipped vertically instead of horizontally.
• Option 2: Incorrect because the 6^th character shows a repeated reversed 'e' instead of a reversed 'a'.
• Option 3: Correct because all characters appear in the precise reversed order and are each correctly flipped horizontally.
• Option 4: Incorrect because the entire figure is vertically inverted (water image).

Hence, the figure in Option 3 correctly represents the mirror image of TarpeD7.