SOLUTION: The reflective property of hyperbolas Show that a ray of light directed toward one focus of a hyperbolic mirror, as in the accompanying figure, is reflected toward the other focus.
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Question 1168160: The reflective property of hyperbolas Show that a ray of light directed toward one focus of a hyperbolic mirror, as in the accompanying figure, is reflected toward the other focus. (Hint: Show that the tangent to the hyperbola at P bisects the angle made by segments PF1 and PF2
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On optical properties of hyperbola, see and read the lesson
- Optical property of a hyperbola
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