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The angle between an incident ray and the mirror is 30º:

a) What is the angle of incidence?

b) What is the angle of reflection?

c) What is the total angle turned by the ray?

 

Plz help me :(

 Sep 23, 2015

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Thx Lance :)

 Sep 24, 2015
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Can you plz explain HOW you got the answer. indecision

 Sep 23, 2015
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Don't take those two seriously. They are a bunch of pranksters. You should direct your physics questions to "Alan" one of the moderators here, since he is very good at answering physics questions.

 Sep 23, 2015
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Hi Eloise

I know how to do this one.

Remember for a regular mirror the angle of incidents is equal to the angle of reflection.

Remember that 90 degrees is going directly into the mirror and 0 degrees is going across the surface and not reflect at all.

 The angle between an incident ray and the mirror is 30 degrees.  

subtract the 30 from the 90

90 – 30 = 60 degrees

The ray reflects at the same angle of 60 degrees

So the total angle is 120 degrees

 Sep 23, 2015
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Thx Lance :)

Eloise1st Sep 24, 2015
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This picture should help:

 

 reflection

Note that the angle through which the ray turns is 180° - 60° - 60° = 60°

 Sep 24, 2015
edited by Alan  Sep 24, 2015
edited by Alan  Sep 24, 2015
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Thx Alan

 Sep 24, 2015

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