Geometry & Poetry 4-18

The sun appears to rise in the eastern sky, increasing its angle of incidence from the horizon.

My window is on the SW side of my house, above ground level. I sit with my shoulders perpendicular to the glass.

#1 At what angle will westbound and downbound rays of light correspond to the angle of inclination on the rear window of that SUV parked directly west of me so that its glint prevents me from reading?

#2 As the sun appears to rise in the clear sky and arc toward the south, at what time will the beam be so deflected as to permit me to continue my book?

#3 Can I apply this geometry to my SSW facing passive solar heat collector that, until now, has been content to sit in shade every morning?

#4 Is this poem worthy of the distraction?

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