A beam of light is incident normally on a plane mirror fixed at a distance from a source. When the mirror is rotated through a small angle , the reflected spot move through a distance on a scale. The angle is given by:
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When a mirror is rotated by an angle , the reflected ray rotates by an angle .From the geometry of the setup:
For small angles, .
For small angles, .