You position two plane mirrors at right angles to one another. A light ray strikes one mirror at an angle of 60o60 o to the normal. It then reflects toward the second mirror. What its angle of reflection of the second mirror?
Question
You position two plane mirrors at right angles to one another. A light ray strikes one mirror at an angle of 60o60 o to the normal. It then reflects toward the second mirror. What its angle of reflection of the second mirror?
Solution
The angle of incidence is the angle between the incoming light ray and the normal (perpendicular) line to the surface at the point of incidence. In this case, the angle of incidence is given as 60 degrees.
According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. Therefore, the light ray will reflect off the first mirror at an angle of 60 degrees to the normal.
When the light ray hits the second mirror, it will be at an angle of 30 degrees to the normal. This is because the mirrors are at right angles (90 degrees) to each other, and the ray has already been deflected by 60 degrees.
Again, according to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. Therefore, the light ray will reflect off the second mirror at an angle of 30 degrees to the normal.
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