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The angle of incidence.
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Describe the path of a light ray that hits a mirror at its vertex?
It is reflected out at exactly the same angle at which it came in, according to the Law of Reflection.
Why are mirrors placed at 45 degree angle in a periscope?
so that light bounces off one to the other lets say you want to look up to see what is in front of you. If you look up at a angle that is completely vertical, that degree measurement would be 90*. the horizontal plane would be 0*. the angle in-between the two is 45*. so if you look up, at 90* at a mirror that is placed at 45* then you will see what ever is in the mirror at 0* in front of the mirror. If the mirror was at lets say 75* you would look up at the sky, if the angle was at 30* you would look at the water.
How do angle of reflection and angle of incidence relate?
The law of reflection states that when a ray of light reflects off a surface, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection because the light ray selects the shortest path to reach the destination. This behavior of light is known as Fermat’s principle.
How the image formed by plain mirror has same size as the object?
a plain mirror does not have any convex or concave curve and thus the light that is reflected does not change in shape.the object never changes, but the image (which is the object seen in the mirror) is not tangible and is only a picture of the object.so the image and the object are the same because there is no distortion in a plain mirror.falsetrue - apexBecause of the first law of thermodynamics.
What happens to light when it strikes the boundary of the two media an angle equal to the critical angle?
It gets refracted so that its direction of propagation is the boundary line.
What is the angle formed by a light ray coming into a mirror?
The angle between the ray and the perpendicular to the mirror (NOT the mirror itself), at the point where the ray hits the mirror is called the angle of incidence.
How do angles of light entering and leaving a mirror compare?
The angle formed from the ray approaching the mirror and the normal (imaginary line that's perpendicular to the mirror) is equal to the angle formed by the reflected ray and the normal. See link below for "Image"... In this image, angle I and angle R are equal
How does the angle at which light hits a mirror compare to the angle at which it leaves the mirror?
The angle is the same but on the other side of the perpendicular to the surface of the mirror at the point at which the light hits the mirror.
Why do you see yourself in the mirror?
Light is coming from the light bulb and bouncing off of you. Some of the light that bounces off of you, bounces off the mirror and back into your eyes. The light bounces off the mirror is such a way that your eyes think that the light is coming from a person that is on the opposite side of the mirror. That is to say your eyes and your brain think that the light is coming directly from an object instead of bouncing off a mirror. At the risk of getting technical, the reason is that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. Go to the Related Links below this window if you want to know more.
What is light reflected at after hitting a mirror?
Light hitting a flat mirror at an angle is reflected at the same angle, relative to the mirror surface.
A ray of light strikes a mirror the angle formed by a incident ray and the reflected ray measures 90 degrees.what are the measurements of the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection?
yes.
How light reflects off a mirror to give your eye an image of yourself when you use a mirror?
Light will bounce off the surface of a polished mirror in the same angle of incidence, but the way you see it, it's as if the image formed behind the mirror surface.
What happens when light hits mirror?
if it is a normal mirror the light we reflect of the mirror from a different angle the angle on which it comes from is the same angles as it goes out.
What is a line of reflection?
A line of reflection is a reflected line, often off of a mirror. If a flashlight sends a beam of light at a mirror (the light is called the incident beam), the angle at which it hits the mirror will equall the angle at which the reflected beam of light (called the reflected beam), exits the mirror. This is called the Law of Reflection. This is why light is reflected from a mirror at the same angle at which light struck its surface. A line of reflection is a reflected line, often off of a mirror. If a flashlight sends a beam of light at a mirror (the light is called the incident beam), the angle at which it hits the mirror will equall the angle at which the reflected beam of light (called the reflected beam), exits the mirror. This is called the Law of Reflection. This is why light is reflected from a mirror at the same angle at which light struck its surface.
What is the angle of something is the angle at which light hits a mirror?
angle of incidence
A light ray hitting a mirror at an angle is reflected off at angle?
The angle between the incident ray and the mirror is equal to the angle between the reflected ray and the mirror.
What happens to the light wave after it stikes the mirror?
what happens when you direct light waves at an angle into a mirror
