WE ARE ABLE TO SEE OUR FACE IN THE MIRROR BECAUSE OF REFLECTION,WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO READ NEWS IN MAGAZINES BECAUSE OF SAME REASON,BUT WHY CANT WE SEE OUR FACE IN IT ,THEN?

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Solution

Because in the case of newspaper, light rays get scatterred into different directions as light falls on it. That is irregular reflection takes place whereas in the case of mirror, regular reflection of light takes place and therefore laws of reflection are valid in case of regular reflection from the mirror.

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