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A light .ray is incident to a plane mirror at an angle of 20o.What would be the angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray?
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20o
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40o
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60o
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80o
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Solution

The correct option is B 40o
We know law of reflection that the angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection, also the incident ray, reflected ray and normal are on same plane.
So angle of reflection is 20o.
So the angle between incidence and reflected ray is 40o

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