Which of the following is the correct statement of the first law of reflection?
(a) The incident ray and the reflected ray lie in the same plane.
(b) The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.
(c) The incident ray and the reflected ray are in the plane of the mirror.
(d) The incident ray, the refracted ray, and the normal lie in the same plane.

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(b) The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.

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