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Show that when light reflects from two mirrors that meet each other at a right angle, the outgoing ray is parallel to the incoming ray, as illustrated below.
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According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection (the angle between the reflected ray and the normal to the first mirror) is also $\theta$. Show more…
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Show that when light reflects from two mirrors that meet each other at a right angle, the outgoing ray is parallel to the incoming ray, as illustrated in the following figure.
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