Statement
13.1.12.
From the base of a hollow cone of height h with a small angle at the top, a
small ring was cut off and placed in a parallel beam of light, with a wide part
in the direction of the beam. At what distance from the ring will the reflected
light rays focus?
Solution
The ring is cut from the base of a hollow cone of height h and semi-angle
When placed with the wide part facing the beam, light hits the inner conical surface parallel to the axis.
Each ray arrives with an angle of incidence
Therefore,
Since the angle at the vertex is small,
from the plane of the ring.