# Trigmetry and breakout

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigmetry-and-breakout/44450>\
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**Created:** [March 4, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigmetry-and-breakout/44450 "2004-03-04T01:42:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bombsledder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bombsledder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombsledder)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigmetry-and-breakout/44450/1 "2004-03-04T01:42:39Z")

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alright i want to make my breakout game better because i have it so when you hit a certain spot it goes to a set direction,i want it so if it comes in from the right and hits the wall it will go the opposite direction and vise veras if you know what i mean,

someone said that i could do this with trigonometry, but i really dont know how to do this with flash could someone please help me

please like a tutorial or something