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Obedient Ray
This investigation looks at two mirrors fixed at a point. A ray of light enters the set-up, bounces around and then exits along the same path. The task is to find the angle between the mirrors. The result is 45° divided by the number of times the light strikes the mirror.
A derivation of the result involves repeated use of Pythagoras’ theorem and working with surds.
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