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Does curved mirror follow the law of reflection?
Yes, curved mirrors follow the law of reflection. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection at any point on the mirror's surface.
Do convex and concave mirrors obey the law of reflection?
Yes, both convex and concave mirrors obey the law of reflection, which states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. This law applies to all types of mirrors, ensuring that light rays reflect predictably off the mirror's surface.
Does the law of reflection apply to curved and flat mirrors?
The law of reflection is valid for any ray of light. So it is also valid for curved and flat surfaces. For curved surfaces, the normal is taken as the normal to the tangent of the point where the light ray hits the surface.
Do a convex and concave mirrors obey the law or reflection Explain?
Yes, both convex and concave mirrors obey the law of reflection. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. This means that light rays that strike a convex or concave mirror will follow this law and reflect off the mirror surface accordingly.
Does diffuse reflection obey the law of reflection?
no
Do Only transverse waves obey the law of reflection?
No, both transverse and longitudinal waves obey the law of reflection. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
Does light rays obey the law of reflection?
Yes, light rays obey the law of reflection, which states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection when light reflects off a surface.
All waves obey the law of reflection?
yes
How do mirrors work in terms of physics?
Mirrors work by reflecting light. When light hits a mirror, it bounces off at the same angle it came in at, following the law of reflection. This creates an image of the object being reflected. Mirrors can be flat or curved, which affects how the image appears.
Does a concave mirror obey the law of reflection?
Yes, a concave mirror obeys the law of reflection. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection when light rays hit the mirror surface and bounce off.
Does reflection from an irregular surface obey the law of refraction?
Yes. The angle of reflection = the angle of incidence. This is where pictures of ray traces (see the link below) come in very handy, keeping in mind that a ray trace is a very small (the magical physics *very small*) portion of the light that is falling on the mirror at a very small period of time. It works easiest for curved mirrors if the mirror has the reflective surface on the front (where the light is coming from) so we don't have to play with the refractive equations of the intermediate media. The mathematics of the angle of incidence and reflection is fairly easy for linear equation surfaces, like shperical, parabolic and hyperbolic, but gets a little more involved for nonlinear surfaces (like wrinkled tin foil).
In what way does the law of reflection hold for curved mirrors?
No. I don't honestly know why just that it doesn't because my teacher said so but she could be wrong. Some teachers can be pretty stupid. Yes of course. Don't spew nonsense. It's a LAW. All you have to do to prove this point, is to draw a semi-major axis, aka tangent to any point on the curved surface, draw the normal, then reflect the incoming ray. If you do this for parallel rays coming onto the curved surface, you'll realize that the reflected rays converge at one point, the focal point, because the curved mirror acts as a lens as well.
