How many letters of the English alphabet (capitals) appear same when looked at in a mirror ?

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Answer 1

Option(3) is correct.

Here, Mirror can be placed vertically and horizontally.

Mirror images of the English alphabets (Capitals) when the mirror is placed vertically :

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So, the number of images of the English alphabet (Capitals) that look like their original shapes when mirror placed vertically = 11.

Mirror images of the English alphabets (Capitals) when the mirror is placed horizontally :

So, the number of images of the English alphabet (Capitals) that look like their original shapes when the mirror is placed horizontally = 8.

Here, we have two answers 11 (Mirror placed vertically) and 8 (Mirror placed horizontally), as per the given options answer is 11.

Hence, the correct answer is an option(3) i.e., 11.