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Grade 1010 grade science

what is angle of deviation in mirrors? is there angle of deviation in spherical mirrors?

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10 Years agoGrade 10
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10 Years ago
Angle of deviation is the angle between incident direction and the final (here reflected) direction. For a plane mirror it is equal to 180 – 2i, as seen from a simple figure. Here i is the angle of incidence. It is also true for a spherical mirror.