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| Oct5-10, 04:12 AM | #1 |
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Terminology question
What is meant by angle between reflected ray and incident ray , the angle of deviation or the sum of angles of incidence and reflection ? ( For a plane mirror )
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| Oct5-10, 05:06 AM | #2 |
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The angle of deviation would be the angle D in the diagram.
It would be equal to 180 - (i+r) Because r = i for a mirror then it could be expressed as D = 180 - 2i So the angle you refer to is 180 - D 
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