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Q.What is angle of deviation due to reflection?

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Step 1. The angle of deviation is the angle between the incident ray's original direction and the reflected ray's new direction.

Step 2. Using the undeviated continuation of the incident ray and the law of reflection i=ri=r, geometry gives d=180°−2id=180°-2i.

Step 3. Equivalently, using the glancing angle α\alpha (measured from the mirror surface itself rather than the normal), d=2αd=2\alpha.

✓Final answer

Angle of deviation on reflection: d=180°−2i=2αd=180°-2i=2\alpha.

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