Applications Of Reflection Of Light
When a light ray (termed as the incident ray) hits a surface and bounces back (forms a reflected ray), the process of reflection of light has taken place.
Sign Convention for Mirrors
A mirror is made of glass that is coated with a metal amalgam on one side due to which the light ray incident on the surface undergoes reflection and not refraction.
Two plane mirrors are at
right angles to each other
as shown by the side view in
Figure P22.10. A light ray is
incident on mirror 1 at an
angle Θ with the vertical.
Using the law of reflection
and geometry, show that
after the ray is reflected off
of both mirrors, the outgoing
reflected ray is parallel
to the incident ray.
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