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Olympiad Geometry · Superchallenge problem

Two parallel mirrors lie along the lines y=0y = 0 and y=4y = 4. A light ray starts at A(0,1)A(0, 1), reflects once off the mirror y=4y = 4, then once off the mirror y=0y = 0, and then arrives at B(12,3)B(12, 3). (At each mirror the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.) Find the total length of the light's path.