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The laws of reflection state two things:
- The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection; and
- The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal all lie in the same plane.
There are two types of reflection:
Specular Reflection: This is the reflection of light off a smooth, shiny surface. The reflection is smooth and flawless, such as the reflection off a very still lake or a mirror. 
The light ray model of specular reflection looks like this:
Diffuse Reflection: This is the reflection off a dull or irregular surface, such as off a rippled lake or a crumpled piece of aluminum foil.
The light ray of diffuse reflection looks like this:
The light rays are reflected in order, but the rough surface reflects them in different directions, so the reflected image makes no sense.
