alleryStart learning →How must three plane mirrors be placed to make a simple retroreflector?
AMutually perpendicular
BAll parallel to each other
CAt 45 degrees in a row
DFace to face in a line
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mutually perpendicular
Three mirrors meeting like the corner of a box send any incoming ray back parallel to its original path.
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