Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
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Chapter 36, Problem 21SP
A ray of light makes an angle of 25° with the normal to a plane mirror. If the mirror is turned through 6.0°, making the angle of incidence 31°, through what angle is the reflected ray rotated?
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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