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Question
A ray of light falls normally on a plane mirror. What is the angle of incidence ?
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Solution
Angle of incidence is 0°. Since angle of incidence is’the angle between incident ray and normal. Direction of reflected ray is along BA opposite to the direction of incident ray.
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