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Problem
A unit incident vector is
s
=
4
5
i
^
+
3
5
j
^
\mathbf{s}=\tfrac{4}{5}\,\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\tfrac{3}{5}\,\hat{\mathbf{j}}
s
=
5
4
i
^
+
5
3
j
^
and the corresponding unit reflected vector is
r
=
4
5
i
^
−
3
5
j
^
\mathbf{r}=\tfrac{4}{5}\,\hat{\mathbf{i}}-\tfrac{3}{5}\,\hat{\mathbf{j}}
r
=
5
4
i
^
−
5
3
j
^
. Find a unit normal vector to the reflecting plane that makes an acute angle with
s
\mathbf{s}
s
.
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