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Question
Two mirrors meet at right angles. A ray of light is incident on one at an angle of 30° as shown in Figure. Draw the reflected ray from the second mirror.
Solution
The first law of reflection is used to obtain the path of reflected light.
It can be observed that the given ray of light will reflect from the second mirror at an angle of 60°.
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