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A light ray emitted from a vertex of this isosceles triangle reflects 6 times before reaching another vertex...

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A light ray emitted from a vertex of this isosceles triangle reflects 6 times before reaching another vertex.

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What is the total length of the path of this ray?

posted Jul 8, 2018 by anonymous

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