A question about mirrors and images

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The discussion focuses on the formation of images when an object is placed between two mirrors positioned at a specific angle. When the angle is expressed as p*360°/q, the number of images formed is determined by the fraction p/q. For instance, with p/q set to 1/5 or 2/5, participants are encouraged to explore the resulting image counts through practical experimentation.

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If two mirrors are placed at such an angle so that when 360 degree is divided by that angle the result is a fraction.then if an object is placed between the two mirrors how many images of that object will be formed?

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hi pkpaul26! welcome to pf! :smile:

in other words, if the angle is p*360°/q ?

try it first with p/q =1/5, then 2/5, to see how it works :wink:
 

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