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3.2.1 Reflection of light (1 questions)
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(a) The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence. Therefore, the angle of reflection is 30°.
(b) As the student moves closer to the mirror, the image formed will appear to move further away from the mirror. The image will remain the same size, but its distance from the mirror will increase.
(c) The image formed by a plane mirror appears the same size as the object because the mirror reflects light rays in a way that preserves the relative distances of the object and the image from the mirror. The image is formed by the convergence of reflected rays, and the size of this convergence is the same as the size of the object.