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Law of Reflection

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θ_{r} = θ_{i}

$theta_r = theta_i$

Incident Angle

$"Incident Angle"$

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This equation uses the Law of Reflection to calculate the angle of reflection.

If you think that having an equation for a calculation this trivial is excessive, you're probably right. However, I wanted to drive home that the angle of refraction will always be equal to the angle of incidence. That's rather important in geometrical optics.

For more information on this equation and the subject of waves incident on a boundary, please see this page.

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