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Linear Transformations · Challenge problem

For k=1,2,…,8k = 1, 2, \ldots, 8 let FkF_k be the reflection of the plane across the line through the origin making angle 15k∘15k^\circ with the positive xx-axis. The composite F8∘F7∘⋯∘F2∘F1F_8\circ F_7\circ\cdots\circ F_2\circ F_1 (apply F1F_1 first) is a rotation. Through how many degrees counterclockwise does it rotate? (Give an angle in [0,360)[0,360).)