Reflection is the return of light after hitting a surface such as a mirror.
The ray of light going towards the mirror is called the Incident Ray.
The ray of light reflected off the mirror is the Reflected Ray.
Where the ray hits the mirror, a line perpendicular to the mirror is drawn.
The Normal line equally divides the two rays of the mirror.
When a ray of light is reflected off an object, the angle of the Reflected and Incident Ray is equal.
This is called the Law of Reflection.
The ray of light going towards the mirror is called the Incident Ray.
The ray of light reflected off the mirror is the Reflected Ray.
Where the ray hits the mirror, a line perpendicular to the mirror is drawn.
The Normal line equally divides the two rays of the mirror.
When a ray of light is reflected off an object, the angle of the Reflected and Incident Ray is equal.
This is called the Law of Reflection.
In order to see an object, you must sight along a line at that object. If you do not sight along a line, then the object will not be reflected back to you. A bright object gives off light in many directions, an illuminated objects reflects light in many directions. Your eye only sees the small cones of light coming towards it. If your eye was to be at a different angle, you would get different rays of cones coming towards it.
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