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A vertical ray of light strikes the reflecting surface of a plane mirror which is inclined to the horizontal at an angle of 45^o as shown in figure. If the mirror rotates anticlockwise through an angle of 15^o, then the angle of deviation of the reflected ray is

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Correct option is C

The reflected ray must be horizontal as shown in figure. If the mirror rotates through 15o, the reflected ray will rotate anticlockwise through 30o. Therefore new angle of deviation will be 180o−90o+30oi.e. 60o.

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