Question

A beam of light, incident on a flat water surface, reflects from the mirror-like surface so that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. The water has waves. Would individual light beams obey the law of reflection in this case?

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

When there are waves in the surface of water, rays of light are reflected in different directions. The light beams will still obey the law of reflection, but the incident light waves will strike the water which is inclined at different angles to each other. Because of that reason the outgoing rays which are called the reflecting rays will reflect at different angles and the image will be distorted or blurred.