reflection of light an equilateral triangle
Source: Spanish Mathematical Olympiad 1974 P4
December 5, 2022
geometryEquilateralreflection
Problem Statement
All three sides of an equilateral triangle are assumed to be reflective (except in the vertices), in such a way that they reflect the rays of light located in their plane, that fall on them and that come out of an interior point of the triangle.
Determine the path of a ray of light that, starting from a vertex of the triangle reach another vertex of the same after reflecting successively on the three sides. Calculate the length of the path followed by the light assuming that the side of the triangle measures m.