Define the following terms as used in reflection of light (a) Incident ray (b) Angle of incidence (c) Reflected ray (d) Normal ray (e) Angle of reflection

      

Define the following terms as used in reflection of light.
a. Incident ray
b. Angle of incidence
c. Reflected ray
d. Normal ray
e. Angle of reflection

  

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joseph
a. The incident ray is the ray that travels from the source to the reflecting surface
b. The angle of incidence is the angle between the incident ray and the normal
c. The reflected ray is the ray that bounces from the reflecting surfaces
d. The normal is the line drawn perpendicularly at the point where the incident ray strikes the
reflecting surface.
e. The angle of reflection is the angle between the reflected ray and the normal.

joseph rimiru answered the question on October 30, 2017 at 17:44


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