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reflections on billiard (2022 Novosibirsk Oral Geo Oly 8.2)

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September 2, 2023
geometryreflectionrectangle

Problem Statement

A ball was launched on a rectangular billiard table at an angle of 45o45^o to one of the sides. Reflected from all sides (the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection), he returned to his original position . It is known that one of the sides of the table has a length of one meter. Find the length of the second side. https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/3/d/e0310ea910c7e3272396cd034421d1f3e88228.png