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What happens to the direction of a ray of light after it falls on a plane mirror?

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When a ray of light falls on a plane mirror, it changes its direction because it gets reflected from the surface of the mirror at the same angle at which it falls on the surface.

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Q. Two plane mirrors are inclined to each other at an angle of

70^{\circ}

as shown in figure. A ray of light PO incident at some angle i on the mirror

M_{1}

falls after reflection from it, on the other mirror

M_{2}

from which it gets reflected along a direction parallel to the plane mirror

M_{1} .

Find the value of i.

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