Light Reflection and Optical Properties of a Parabola

2019-03-06 06:28
This GeoGebra applet dynamically demonstrates the optical reflection properties of a parabola. Users can interactively adjust the initial emission point P_0 and the first reflection point I_0 on the parabola to observe the changing path of the reflected light rays. Combining geometric and algebraic objects such as parabolas, vectors, lines, and sequences, the model visually illustrates the focal r