A narrow laser beam strikes a plane mirror and makes an angle of with the mirror surface

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Geometric Optics · Geometric Optics

Problem

A narrow laser beam strikes a plane mirror and makes an angle of 20∘20^{\circ} with the mirror surface. (i) Calculate the angle of incidence. (ii) Determine the angle of reflection. (iii) Find the total angle turned by the beam after reflection, i.e. the angle between the initial incident direction and the final reflected direction.

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