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Bouncy Bouncy Part 1 (Posted on 2006-02-08)

Part 1: Laser

A laser is fired at a flat mirror.

The laser beam starts at the point (0,5) following the equation y = 5 - x/3 heading down to the right.
The mirror follows the equation y=x/2.

Find the equation for the path the beam takes after it hits the mirror.

See The Solution Submitted by Jer

Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-06-15 23:46:06
Geometric Solution	Bractals	2006-02-09 21:28:04
re: Or...	SeaCalMaster	2006-02-09 19:58:58
re: your solutions are all to(o) complicated	SeaCalMaster	2006-02-09 19:40:35
re: your solutions are all to complicated	Bractals	2006-02-09 14:08:24
your solutions are all to complicated	Jer	2006-02-09 07:36:55
Or...	SeaCalMaster	2006-02-08 20:17:20
Solution	Bractals	2006-02-08 12:27:29
re(2): solution start	Charlie	2006-02-08 10:31:00
re: solution start	Justin	2006-02-08 09:57:03
solution start	Mindrod	2006-02-08 09:49:38

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