The distance that the light travel from the red mirror back to the blue mirror.
Answer to Problem 1PS
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
In the figure, a beam of light is directed at the blue mirror, reflected to the red mirror, and then reflected back to the blue mirror. Find
Calculation:
From the given information,a beam of light is directed at the blue mirror, reflected to the red mirror, and then reflected back to the blue mirror.
By using law of cosines to find
Thus, the distance that the light travel from the red mirror back to the blue mirror is
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