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What is the angle of incidence of a ray if the reflected ray is at an angle of 90° to the incident ray?

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What is the angle of incidence of a ray if the reflected ray is at an angle of 90° to the incident ray?

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If the reflected ray is at an angle of 90° to the incident ray, then the angle of incidence is 45°. According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

Therefore, the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection both are `90^@/2` = 45°

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Chapter 13: Light - Exercises [Page 179]

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NCERT Science [English] Class 8
Chapter 13 Light
Exercises | Q 13. | Page 179
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