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

Correct Answer:

Step-by-Step Explanation:

To find the correct mirror image of the given figure, we need to apply the rules of reflection when a mirror is placed vertically to the right (at line MN):
1. Left-to-Right Reversal (Lateral Inversion): The order of characters is completely reversed from left to right. The leftmost character of the original text will become the rightmost character in the mirror image, and the rightmost character will become the leftmost.
2. Horizontal Flip: Each individual character is flipped horizontally (its left and right sides are swapped, while its top and bottom remain unchanged).

Let's analyze the transformation of each character in the original sequence "hj52dR" from right to left (which will appear from left to right in the mirror image):

1. R (rightmost character): When reflected horizontally, the curved loop and diagonal leg on the right flip to the left, resulting in the reversed shape Я. This becomes the first character on the left in the mirror image.
2. d (fifth character): In the letter 'd', the vertical line is on the right and the loop is on the left. Flipping it horizontally moves the vertical line to the left and the loop to the right, forming the letter b.
3. 2 (fourth character): Reflecting the number '2' horizontally flips its facing direction, making it look like a reversed '2'.
4. 5 (third character): Reflecting the number '5' horizontally flips its curved bottom loop and top horizontal bar, making it look like a reversed '5'.
5. j (second character): In the letter 'j', the hook at the bottom points to the left. Reflecting it horizontally makes the hook point to the right.
6. h (leftmost character): In the letter 'h', the vertical line is on the left and the hump is on the right. Flipping it horizontally moves the vertical line to the right and the hump to the left, forming a reversed 'h'.

Combining these transformations from left to right gives the correct mirror image: Я b 2 5 j h (each properly flipped horizontally).
This matches the figure shown in the correct option: