A ray of light makes an angle of 60° with a plane mirror as shown in the figure below. The mirror is rotated through an...

A ray of light makes an angle of 60° with a plane mirror as shown in the figure below. The mirror is rotated through an angle of 20° about the point O in a clockwise direction.

Determine the new angle of reflection.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on September 10, 2019 at 08:17

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