end of a stick, called a cue. The ball bounces into other balls and relects off the sides of the table. In a real game, the ball may spin, but for mathematical purposes, it is considered that the ball travels in a straight line with the same relection and incidence angles.

On a billiard table ABCD, the ball placed at O is struck with the cue.
1. What is the value of ∠a + ∠d?
2. Why is the line OM parallel to PN?










