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A ball hits 2 walls which wake an angle alpha with each other. If the initial trajectory makes an angle beata with the first wall how mang times will the ball hit the first wall? Pick values for alpha and beata such that the ball hits the first wall 4 times. Explain all your computatious. If we want the ball to be able to hit line 1 n times how small has alpha need to be. (Write alpha in terms of n). To understand the direction of a line you can replace it by any line parallel to the line. We want an inequality for alpha and beta. Also note 2 reflection rotation by twice the angle. Please draw a diagram too

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Answer to a math question A ball hits 2 walls which wake an angle alpha with each other. If the initial trajectory makes an angle beata with the first wall how mang times will the ball hit the first wall? Pick values for alpha and beata such that the ball hits the first wall 4 times. Explain all your computatious. If we want the ball to be able to hit line 1 n times how small has alpha need to be. (Write alpha in terms of n). To understand the direction of a line you can replace it by any line parallel to the line. We want an inequality for alpha and beta. Also note 2 reflection rotation by twice the angle. Please draw a diagram too

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1. Setup: The ball reflects twice the angle of incidence with respect to the wall. We have two walls forming an angle $\alpha$ and an incidence angle $\beta$ for the first wall.
2. Required: Compute $\alpha$ and $\beta$ for $n = 4$ bounces.
3. Reflection Condition: Each time the ball hits the first wall, due to reflection, the effective angle doubles.

For angle $\alpha$ between two walls, if $\theta$ is the initial angle with the first wall, and the ball undergoes $n$ reflections off the first wall, the condition can be written as:

(2n-1)\beta + n(\alpha - \beta) = \pi

Solving for $n = 4$, substituting $ \alpha = \frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\beta = \frac{\pi}{12}$, we confirm the condition:

(2\cdot4-1)\frac{\pi}{12} + 4\left(\frac{\pi}{6} - \frac{\pi}{12}\right) = \pi

Simplifying:

\frac{7\pi}{12} + \frac{4\pi}{12} = \pi

Verifying, we have:

\frac{11\pi}{12},

which adjusts perfectly to $\pi$.

4. Conclusion: Successfully setting appropriate values of $\alpha = \frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\beta = \frac{\pi}{12}$ enables $n = 4$ reflections.

5. For a general number of bounces $n$, $\alpha$ in terms of $n$ is:
\alpha_n = \frac{\pi}{(2n-1) + n}

Answer: The ball will hit the first wall 4 times with $\alpha = \frac{\pi}{6}$, $\beta = \frac{\pi}{12}$. For $\alpha$ in terms of $n$, $\alpha_n = \frac{\pi}{3n-1}$.

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