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Calculate if a beam of light will pass through a given point?

Physics Asked on June 26, 2021

I’m not sure this should be in math or physics so i’m asking in both.

Given a laser beam at closed reflective surface where point $(x,y)$ being the source of a laser bean which hits a reflective surface at $(x1,y1)$ , how can i (if possible) tell the beam will hit point $(x2,y2)$ at some point??

where the value of $x,y,,x1,y1$ is given.

note: the beam could hit the point after multiple reflection as well.

reflective Box

One Answer

Mirror the point (x2,y2) at the surface, then draw the line from (x,y) to the mirror point . you find the point on the surface the beam crosses and connect to (x2,y2) I hope you see the equal angles.

Answered by trula on June 26, 2021

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