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A ray of light is incident on the plane mirror at a angle as shown in the figure, what is the angle made by the reflected ray to the normal?

A

zero

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90°

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C

180°

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D

None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A
zero

The incident ray, normal and reflected ray all are at 90° to the plane mirror. Hence the angle between two parallel rays is zero.

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