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A plane mirror, reflecting a ray of incident light, is rotated through an angle `theta` about an axis through the point of incidence in the plane of the mirror perpendicular to the plane of incidence, then

A

The reflected ray does not rotate

B

The reflected ray rotates through an angle `theta`

C

The reflected ray rotates through an angle `2 theta`

D

The incident ray is fixed

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C
If plane mirror rotates, through an angle `theta` , reflected ray rotates through an angle 2`theta` , by keeping the incident ray is fixed.
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