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Chapter 1, Problem 37P
A flat mirror Is neither converging nor diverging. To prove this, consider two rays originating from the same point and diverging at an angle (I (see below). Show that after striking a plane mirror, the angle between their directions remains 0.
1.3 Refraction
Unless otherwise specified, for problems 1 through 10, the indices of refraction of glass and water should be taken to be 1.50 and 1.333, respectively.
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