document.write( "Question 1210201: Let ABCD be a square with side length 1. A laser is located at vertex A, which fires a laser beam at point X on side BC, such that BX = 2/3. The beam reflects off the sides of the square, until it ends up at another vertex; at this point, the beam will stop. Find the length of the total path of the laser beam. The diagram is linked below\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #851584 by ikleyn(52776)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Let ABCD be a square with side length 1. A laser is located at vertex A, which fires a laser beam \n" ); document.write( "at point X on side BC, such that BX = 2/3. The beam reflects off the sides of the square, \n" ); document.write( "until it ends up at another vertex; at this point, the beam will stop. \n" ); document.write( "Find the length of the total path of the laser beam. The diagram is linked below\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://artofproblemsolving.com/texer/zqcbfanp \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Couple of notices before to start.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (a) The link is EMPTY and does not show/(does not contain) any picture/diagram.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (b) The solution and all calculations in the post by @CPhill are WRONG.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " I came to bring a correct solution.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "(1) First beam goes from A to X on BC.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " One leg is 1 unit, other leg is 2/3 of the unit.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " Hence, AX =\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The work and the calculations in the post by @CPhill \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " amaze me with their low level.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " His work/technique is at the level of a student, \n" ); document.write( " whose scores are between 2 and 3 in the five-score scale.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Closer to 2 than to 3.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The true AI level should be 6 + + +.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |