# Deflection velocity

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deflection-velocity/328076>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 17, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deflection-velocity/328076 "2012-04-17T22:34:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ineedsleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deflection-velocity/328076/1 "2012-04-17T22:34:35Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make a little game its just a project to help me get my head around the maths, I receive an angle and I want to use that angle to move the character away from the object are there any good tutorials for understanding this principle, or even what the term is for this?