A ray of light travels horizontally from west to east just above a laboratory table…
PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Geometric Optics · Geometric Optics
Problem
A ray of light travels horizontally from west to east just above a laboratory table and strikes a plane mirror that is standing vertically on the table. If the first law of reflection is obeyed, which one of the following directions can the reflected ray NOT take?
(a) Toward the south-east along the table top
(b) Upward making an angle of 30∘ with the table top
(c) Toward the west along the table top
(d) Toward the north along the table top