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According to the law of reflection, if the angle of incidence is 45 degrees, what is the angle of reflection?

135 degrees
180 degrees
90 degrees
45 degrees

User JanR
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Answer:

45 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

If you look at the picture they're making a triangle.

User Vader B
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Answer:

Option D

45 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals to the angle of reflection hence when the angle of incidence equals to 45 degrees, we expect that the angle of reflection should also be 45 degrees.

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