SOLUTION: Two mirrors Ml and M2 are placed in contact at an angle of 100°. A ray is incident at 45 ° to the normal to M1. In what direction does the light leave M 2 why the solution is 35

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Question 388964: Two mirrors Ml and M2 are placed in contact at an angle of 100°. A ray is incident at 45 ° to the normal to M1.
In what direction does the light leave M 2
why the solution is 35

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you draw the mirrors M1 and M2, as well as the ray approaching at 45 degrees and its reflection, the reflection will hit M2 and create a triangle with angles 100, 45, x. It is clear that x = 35 degrees.
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