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A mirror is placed at an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with respect to y-axis (see figure). A light ray travelling in the negative y-direction strikes the mirror. The direction of the reflected ray is given by the vector
PhysicsRay OpticsKVPYKVPY 2017 (19 Nov SA)
Options:
  • A $\hat{\mathrm{i}}$
  • B $\hat{i}-\sqrt{3} \hat{j}$
  • C $\sqrt{3 \hat{i}}-\hat{j}$
  • D $\hat{\mathrm{i}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\sqrt{3 \hat{i}}-\hat{j}$


Incident Ray $=-\hat{j}$
Reflected Ray

vector $\Rightarrow \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \hat{i}-\frac{1}{2} \hat{j}$

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