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I was reading this page here

http://cage.ugent.be/~hs/billiards/billiards.html

And was wondering if there existed an elementary proof of proving that the envelopes form certain conic sections (ie: hyperbola or ellipse) depending on the initial angle of projection. It seems like a fascinating topic that I'd like to dig deeper into.

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