Question

For the mirror configuration below, the angle of incidence for the going towards the mirror on the right is 15 degrees. What is the angle of reflection for the light ray leaving the mirror on the bottom

Answer 1

Thus, the angle of reflection is 15 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

Angle of incidence, i = 15 degrees

The angle of incidence is the angle between the normal to the mirror and the incident ray, the angle of reflection is the angle between the reflected ray and the normal to the mirror.

According to the laws of reflection, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

Thus, the angle of reflection = angle of incidence = 15 degrees