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How does an image appear on a plane mirror?

A

Light coming from an apparent light source (our brains trace back the light ray to a virtual image)

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What are the laws of reflection?

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Angle of incidence = angle of reflection

The incident ray and reflected ray and normal normal all lie on the same plane

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What is speculate reflection

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Reflection of light off smooth surface

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What is diffuse reflection

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Reflection of light off an irregular or rough surface

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