Question

Rakhi switched on a torch light and pointed it towards a mirror. She calculated the angle of incident and found it to be 50º. What is the angle of reflection?​

Answer 1

Answer:

50°

Explanation:

angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence.

Answer 2

The angle with which light is reflected or the angle of reflection can be found in the following way:

• According to the phenomena of reflection of light, the angle of the rays that is incident on any surface and which is reflected back is determined from the principles of light reflection.
• This law states that when light from any object strikes a surface, it is reflected or returns with a ray that has the same properties as the incident ray.
• In this case, a light from a torch strikes on the mirror at an angle of 50º. By applying the reflection law, the angle with which it will be reflected out is also the same.
• Therefore angle of reflection is 50º.