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A Reflection on the Past by Alex Ford
Alex Ford
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"A Reflection on the Past"
This picture shows a reflection of the Washington Monument on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. In this picture, the Vietnam War Memorial acts as a plane mirror and allows for a reflection of the Washington Monument and the surrounding landscape. Light rays travel through the air, strike the Vietnam Memorial, and bounce back creating a reflection. The image seen by the viewer in this picture is a virtual image; that is, the light rays do not pass through the image location. The image is located on the Memorial because our eyes perceive light rays in a straight line back into the surface of the Memorial. The image is clearly upright and has a magnification equal to 1. According to the law of reflection, the angle at which the light rays strike the Vietnam Memorial (the angle of incidence) is equal to the angle at which the light rays reflect off the Vietnam Memorial.
A Reflection on the Past by Alex Ford
Alex Ford
Natural
"A Reflection on the Past"
This picture shows a reflection of the Washington Monument on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. In this picture, the Vietnam War Memorial acts as a plane mirror and allows for a reflection of the Washington Monument and the surrounding landscape. Light rays travel through the air, strike the Vietnam Memorial, and bounce back creating a reflection. The image seen by the viewer in this picture is a virtual image; that is, the light rays do not pass through the image location. The image is located on the Memorial because our eyes perceive light rays in a straight line back into the surface of the Memorial. The image is clearly upright and has a magnification equal to 1. According to the law of reflection, the angle at which the light rays strike the Vietnam Memorial (the angle of incidence) is equal to the angle at which the light rays reflect off the Vietnam Memorial.