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A beam of light from a source `L` is incident normally on a plane mirrorr fixed at a certain distance `x` from the source. The beam is reflected back as a spot on a scale placed just above the source `L`. When the mirrorr is rotated through a small angle `theta`, the spot of the light is found to move through a distance `y` on the scale. The angle `theta` is given by `:`

A

`(y)/( x )`

B

`(x)/(2y)`

C

` (x)/(y)`

D

` (y)/(2x )`

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