A ray of light hits the surface of a plane mirror at an angle of 55 . draw a ray diagram showing the normal, incident ray and reflected ray. what is the angle of reflection for the ray

Ray Diagram Description:

1. Draw a straight line to represent the surface of the plane mirror.
2. Draw a dashed line perpendicular to the mirror surface at the point where the light ray hits. This is the normal.
3. Draw an arrowed line (incident ray) approaching the mirror, making an angle of 55 degrees with the normal. This is the angle of incidence.
4. Draw another arrowed line (reflected ray) leaving the mirror from the same point, on the opposite side of the normal. This reflected ray should also make an angle of 55 degrees with the normal. This is the angle of reflection.

Explanation:
According to the Law of Reflection, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. If the incident ray hits the surface at an angle of 55 degrees with respect to the normal (which is the standard definition of the angle of incidence), then the angle of reflection will also be 55 degrees.