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ERIC Number: EJ178339
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Line Reflections in the Complex Plane--A Billiards Player's Delight
Musser, Gary L.
Mathematics Teacher, 71, 1, 60-4, Jan 78
The target point for the cue ball in a simplified game of billiards is computed through the use of line reflections and computations with complex numbers. (JT)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Games, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Transformations (Mathematics)
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Identifiers: Complex Numbers; Functions (Mathematics); Line Reflections