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Term | Definition |
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Normal | A line drawn perpendicular to the surface of a mirror |
A plane | a 2 dimensional surface |
1st law of Reflection | the incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal all lie in the same plane |
2nd law of reflection | the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection |
A real image | The actual intersection of rays |
A virtual image | the apparent intersection of rays |
parallax | the difference in position of the object viewed from different positions |
lateral inversion | when the reflected image appears to be 'backwards' |