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When mirror is rotated through an angle `theta`, a reflected ray from it moves through an angle of

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`S_(1)= pi - 2 alpha`
`S_(2)= pi - 2 alpha - 2theta`
`Delta S = S_(1) - S_(2) = 2theta`
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