A partially silvered mirror covers the square area with vertices at (±1, ±1). Thefraction of incident light which it reflects at (x, y) is (x−y) 2/4. Assuming a uniform intensity of incident light, find the fraction reflected.

A partially silvered mirror covers the square area with vertices at (±1, ±1). Thefraction of incident light which it reflects at (x, y) is (x−y) 2/4. Assuming a uniform intensity of incident light, find the fraction reflected.

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Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

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