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Calculating Reflection angle in a 2D plane.

 
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Jan7-13, 08:21 AM   #1
 

Calculating Reflection angle in a 2D plane.

Im trying to calculate the refelction angle of 2 points in a 2d plane, but not the same distance away from the reflection surface, and I'm drawing a blank.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.
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Jan7-13, 08:55 AM   #2
 
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refelction angle of 2 points in a 2d plane


Can you provide some more description of your problem?
Jan7-13, 09:03 AM   #3
 
If I know x and y, how can i calculate x1 and x2 or 0?
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