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The perpendicular drawn at the point of incidence on a mirror is called:

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incident ray
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reflected ray
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normal
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Solution

The correct option is C normal
Normal is the perpendicular drawn at the point of incidence on a mirror.The angle between the normal and the incident ray is the angle of incidence. Similarly, the angle between the normal and the reflected ray is the angle of reflection.

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