When a mirror with a fixed beam on it is rotated through a certain angle, the reflected beam is rotated through an angle that is
A)equal to the angle of rotation.
B)twice as large.
C)four times as large.
D)none of these

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When a mirror is rotated through a certain angle, the angle of incidence changes by that angle, but since the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence, the reflected beam's direction changes by twice the angle of the mirror's rotation.

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