A beam of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle relative to the surface

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A beam of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle relative to the surface of the mirror.
(a) Will the angle between the reflected ray and the normal be (1) α, (2) 90o – α, or (3) 2α?
(b) If α = 33o, what is the angle between the reflected ray and the normal?
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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0321601834

7th edition

Authors: Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou

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