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a plane mirror is fixed so that it is at an angle of 45° to a table. a ray of light, a ray of light, initially parallel ro the table, is incident on the mirror. which angle does the reflected ray make with the table from the incident ray of light

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Final answer:

The angle of reflection from a plane mirror is equal to the angle of incidence, so the reflected ray will make an angle of 45° with the table.

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle of reflection from a plane mirror is equal to the angle of incidence. In this case, the mirror is fixed at an angle of 45° to the table. Since the initial ray of light is parallel to the table, its angle of incidence with the mirror is also 45°. Therefore, the reflected ray will also make an angle of 45° with the table.

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