Bouncing Inside a Box

A square box is fixed in place in the x y x y plane, with its corners at ( x , y ) (x,y) values of ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) , ( 1 , 0 ) (1,0) , ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) , and ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) . A ball is initially at ( 0.3 , 0.8 ) (0.3,0.8) , with a velocity vector ( v x , v y ) (v_x,v_y) of ( 13 , 7 ) (13,7) . The ball bounces off of the sides of the box.

What is the sum of the x x and y y coordinates of the ball on its 1000th bounce?

Details and Assumptions:
- When the ball bounces off of a horizontal surface, its y y velocity is negated and its x x velocity is preserved.
- When the ball bounces off of a vertical surface, its x x velocity is negated and its y y velocity is preserved.
- There are no forces at play when the ball is traversing the interior of the box


The answer is 0.63846.

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