Light reflects off surfaces according to two laws: 1) the incident, reflected, and normal rays all lie in the same plane, and 2) the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Reflection can be regular or irregular depending on the surface, but the laws apply to both; regular reflection occurs off smooth surfaces and results in upright, virtual images of the same size as the object located the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front.

1. Light Reflection of Light

3. Incident Ray

5. Regular & Irregular reflection The two kinds of reflection is dependent on the surface of the object where the light hits. The laws of reflection is true in both regular and irregular reflections.

7. Virtual

8. Same size as object.

9. Same distance from the mirror as the object.