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Which of these best describes the relationship between the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal for a curved mirror?(1 point)
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The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is the same as the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. Different points on a curved mirror have a different normal.
The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is the same as the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. Different points on a curved mirror have a different normal.

The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is different than the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. Different points on a curved mirror have a different normal.
The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is different than the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. Different points on a curved mirror have a different normal.

The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is different than the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. All points on a curved mirror have the same normal.
The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is different than the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. All points on a curved mirror have the same normal.

The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is the same as the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. All points on a curved mirror have the same normal.
The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is the same as the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. All points on a curved mirror have the same normal.

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The best description of the relationship between the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal for a curved mirror is:

The angle that the incident ray makes with the normal is the same as the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. Different points on a curved mirror have a different normal.

This statement accurately reflects the law of reflection, which holds that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and it acknowledges that, since a curved mirror has varying curvature, the normal (which is perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence) differs at different points on the mirror's surface.