Two flat rectangular mirrors are set to edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat non-reflecting surface. The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30° angle. A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2. The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is

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Two flat rectangular mirrors are set to edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat non-reflecting surface. The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30° angle. A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2. The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is
  
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30°
 

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