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Standard IX

Physics

Mirrors

Assertion :A ...

Question

Assertion :A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path. Reason: In reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path is true because during reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection which is $0^{o}$ .

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Assertion :A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path. Reason: In reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for AssertionA ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path is true because during reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection which is 0o.

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path is true because during reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection which is $0^{o}$ .