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Two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle of `theta^(@)` What will be the number of images of an object held between these two mirrors ?

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Number of images =`(360^(@)//theta)-1 if 360^(@)//theta` is even.
Number of images = `(360^(@)//theta) if 360^(@)//theta`is odd.
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