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What will be the angle of deviation produced by two mirrors when they are placed
1. parallel to each other
2. perpendicular to each other
3. at an angle of 45° to each other

22 Answers

337
Sayan Sinha ·

Part 3 is 90°

337
Sayan Sinha ·

Thanx a lot! I got it. But see the image.

In the 1st pic 180° is the angle. But on drawing the ray diagram, it looks more like 360°. If we omit the violet ray and bring the red and black rays closer, it will look as if the ray (black) came towards the mirrors and turned in the opposite direction (360°) and then it goes back (red)... is it not?

Thanx again...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

I hope the following helps.......

Only when angle becomes equal to 180°, does this become a straight line........and the rays point in opp. directions.....

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

its pi..... :)
and its evident from the figure!!

337
Sayan Sinha ·


Is it 2*pie?
If not, please give the correct answer...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

if they point in opp. directions, how come angle between them is 360°?

337
Sayan Sinha ·

360° ... is it?

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

So, the angle contained by them cannot be zero....it can only be...........?????

337
Sayan Sinha ·

They point in the opposite directions...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

Yes, the incident and reflected ray are parallel to each other, but this is a ray.....do the rays also point in the same direction?

337
Sayan Sinha ·

In part 2, are the incident ray and the final reflected ray parallel to each other? Is the answer 0° again?

337
Sayan Sinha ·

What is angle of deviation? Is it angle of incidence + angle of reflection? If so, then is part (i) 2 x the angle of incidence?

Thanx...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

yes, part 1 is obviously 0°.......

evaluate part 2 and 3.....

337
Sayan Sinha ·

part 3 is: 45 -i...

337
Sayan Sinha ·

So, is the answer of part 1: 0° ?

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

No....i hope the following image helps.......

337
Sayan Sinha ·

Is it angles a+c? Or is it angles b+d? Or is it something else?

Thanx...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

this is a case of mirrors placed parallel to each other........if you name it in sequence as ray 1, ray 2 and ray 3, then the angle between ray 1 and ray 3 is the angle of deviation.......

337
Sayan Sinha ·

Sir, am I correct?

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

Make the ray diagram.....you will understand....... :)

337
Sayan Sinha ·

Sir, how can we have an angle between rays? I can't get you...

206
Sayantan Hazra ·

Angle of deviation, for two mirrors means the angle between the incident ray on mirror 1 and reflected ray from mirror 2........

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