Reflecting across a Cone (corrected)

Geometry Level 4

A reflective cone of semi-vertical angle of 3 0 30^{\circ} . Its vertex is at ( 0 , 0 , 3 ) ( 0, 0, 3 ) , and its axis of symmetry (and direction of opening up) is along the vector ( 1 , 1 , 2 ) (1,1,- 2 ) . A light source is placed at point A ( 20 , 0 , 0 ) A(-20,0,0) . A light ray radiating from A A is to reflect off the surface of the cone, at a point C ( x , y , z ) C (x,y,z) , into point B ( 18 , 36 , 10 ) B(18, 36, 10) . Find x + y + z x + y + z . Note that point C C is the point on the surface of the cone that minimizes the sum of distances A C + C B AC + CB .


The answer is 6.526.

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