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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:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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When a mirror is rotated by an angle , the reflected ray rotates by an angle .From the geometry of the setup:

For small angles, .

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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:
A
B
C
D

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