Simple reflection

If two plane mirrors are placed perpendicular to each other , if a ray of light falls at an angle "a " with the plane of one mirror. Find the value of "a" so that reflected ray becomes parallel after reflection from second mirror?

Is the ans all vlues of "a" frm 0 to 90???

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Dr.House ·

can u please show your working whihc led u to state that

Is the ans all vlues of "a" frm 0 to 90???

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Arka Halder ·


Clearly as angle PAM= angle MNB,
the rays are parallel for any acute value of 'a'

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cute_cat ·

i did the same way...

but i doubt the answer i get....

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Arka Halder ·

there is no need to.
the answer is correct.

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cute_cat ·

okay..

thanks

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Avinav Prakash ·

did any1 notice "light falls at an angle "a " with the plane of one mirror"????

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Arka Halder ·

but avinav,that wont matter would it,given the fact that the 2nd reflection is possible.
the only thing it could have done is made the reflection from the 2nd mirror not possible.
considering the reflection in the plane in which it happens,we get the same result!

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