The word ""virtual"" refers to something that exists in effect but not in actual fact. How does this definition relate to the virtual image you see of yourself in a plane mirror?

Explanation:

In mirror generally, the type of image that can be formed by an object placed in front of it can either be a real image or a virtual image. Virtual images are images that are formed behind the mirror.

Virtual images are also images that cannot be formed from a photographic screen i.e the image formed by an object in front of the mirror cannot be reproduced compare to a real image than can be formed on a screen. This is the reason why we are able to get a picture of our self when pictures are taken using a photograph (For real images). This is not the same for virtual images.

We can only see ourselves when we stand in front of a mirror but in actual fact, we cannot reproduce the image of us we are seeing in the mirror.

because if the tool that you are using is not balanced it there would be false mass.