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The laws of reflection holds good for:

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plane mirror only

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concave mirror only

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convex mirror only

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D All of these
The laws of reflection of light state that:
a. The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal .
b. The incident ray, the normal and the reflected ray, all lie in the same plane.

The laws of reflection of light are applicable for all the mirrors.

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