Before we study the Laws of Reection, let us understand some basic terminologies
Denitions:
Ray of Light: A single thin light along a line. A ray of light is hypothetical. It is an ideal scenario. In reality, we ha rays which make a beam of light.
Incident Ray: The light ray, which strikes any surface, is called the incident ray.
Reected Ray: The ray that comes back from the surface after reection is known as the reected ray.
Normal: A line drawn perpendicular to the line representing the mirror at the point where the incident ray strikes mirror.
Angle of incidence: The angle between the normal and the incident ray is called the angle of incidence. It is denoted as i.
Angle of reection: The angle between the normal and the reected ray is called the angle of reection. It is denoted as r.
Laws of Reection
Law 1 : The incident ray, the normal at the point of incidence and the reected ray all lie in the same plane.
Law 2 : Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reection
Law 3 or Law of Lateral Inversion: In a image formed by a mirror, the left of the object appears to be the right a right of the object appears to be the right. (Stand in front of the mirror and lift your right hand. In the mirror, it a like you have lifted the left hand and viceversa)