A ray of light is coming along the line y=2 from the positive directin of x axis...

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A ray of light is coming along the line y=2 from the positive directin of x axis and strikes a concave mirror whose intersection with the x-y plane is a parabola y^2=8x then the eqation of the reflected ray?

 

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A ray of light is coming along the line y=2 from the positive directin of x axis and strikes a concave mirror whose intersection with the x-y plane is a parabola y^2=8x then the eqation of the reflected ray?

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A ray of light is coming along the line y=2 from the positive directin of x axis and strikes a concave mirror whose intersection with the x-y plane is a parabola y^2=8x then the equation of the reflected ray?

You drew the various lines, noted the various rules, formulas, and relationships they gave you for parabolas (here), and... then what?

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