The mirror in the kaleidoscope is kept at an angle of ____ with each other.

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The mirror in the kaleidoscope are kept at an angle from

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each other.
A kaleidoscope is an optical device with two or more reflecting surfaces tilted to each other at
an angle, causing the repeated reflection to cause one or more objects (or parts of objects) on one end of the mirrors to appear as a regular symmetric pattern on the other end. The mirrors are typically housed in a tube that frequently has a cell filled with loose, coloured pieces of glass or other transparent (and/or opaque) materials that are meant to reflect light into the pattern being seen on the other end. The materials move when the cell rotates, creating a constantly shifting visual pattern. Three mirrors are arranged in a kaleidoscope in the shape of an equilateral triangle, or at an angle of