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ISBN: 9780134051802

Author: Walker

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Chapter 26, Problem 2CQ

Two plane mirrors meet at right angles at the origin, as indicated in Figure 26-54. Suppose an L-shaped object has the position and orientation labeled B. Draw the location and orientation of all the images of object B formed by the two mirrors.

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Two plane mirrors meet at right angles at the origin, as indicated in Figure 26-54. Suppose an L-shaped object has the position and orientation labeled B. Draw the location and orientation of all the images of object B formed by the two mirrors.

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