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A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror, i being the angle of incidence. What is the deviation suffered by the ray of light?

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Deviation suffered = Angle of incidence + Angle of reflection

By law of reflection, angle of incidence = angle of reflection

Therefore, deviation suffered = i + i = 2i

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