Two horizontal plane mirrors with equal length, L = 1 m, are separated by a distance h. A laser light is incident from the left edge of the bottom mirror and makes an angle of ó60° with the horizontal. The beam gets reflected five times from the top mirror before emerging from the right edge of the bottom mirror as shown below. What is the total distance covered by the laser between the two mirrors? L = 1 m h A60°

Two horizontal plane mirrors with equal length, L = 1 m, are separated by a distance h. A laser light is incident from the left edge of the bottom mirror and makes an angle of ó60° with the horizontal. The beam gets reflected five times from the top mirror before emerging from the right edge of the bottom mirror as shown below. What is the total distance covered by the laser between the two mirrors? L = 1 m h A60°

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