Example of reflection light surface, as shown in the figure to the

right.  (a)  What is the angle of

Calculate the angles marked the incidence?  (b)  What is the angle of
letters. reflection?  (c)  Sketch the path of the
a) reflected beam on the diagram.

Solution

a) If the light makes an angle of

10o with the surface, it makes an
angle of 80o with the normal to the
surface.  Thus the angle of incidence
b)
is 80o.
b) According to the law of reflection,
the angle of reflection equals the
angle of incidence.  So the angle of
reflection (measured to the normal)
is 80o.
c) The path of the light is shown in the
figure below

2. Light
is incident on a flat surface,
making an angle of 10o with that

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3. What is the angle between the incident
and reflected rays?

What is the angle between the incident

and reflected rays?

The sum of angles incidence and

reflection is 100 . What will be angle
between the reflected ray and the mirror?

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