In a room with a ceiling mirror, Jyoti stands under the mirror and looks up while holding a red ball in her hand. She then throws the ball straight up into the air. What does Jyoti see in the mirror concerning the red ball during and after the throw? Respond very briefly.
When Jyoti throws the ball, the upward motion of the ball causes it to approach the ceiling mirror. In the mirror, Jyoti sees the reflection of the red ball appear to be moving upward, mirroring the ball's real-world motion. When the ball reaches its highest point and stops for an instant before falling back down, Jyoti sees the reflected ball in the mirror also stop at a point directly above her in the reflection. As gravity pulls the ball back down towards her, Jyoti observes the reflected ball descending towards the reflected image of her hand. Throughout the throw, the red ball's position relative to Jyoti appears reversed in the mirror, but its motion up and down is accurately reflected.