Problem

1992 AIME Problem 11

Lines l_1^{} and l_2^{} both pass through the origin and make first-quadrant angles of \frac{\pi}{70} and \frac{\pi}{54} radians, respectively, with the positive x-axis. For any line l^{}_{}, the transformation R(l)^{}_{} produces another line as follows: l^{}_{} is reflected in l_1^{}, and the resulting line is reflected in l_2^{}. Let R^{(1)}(l)=R(l)^{}_{} and R^{(n)}(l)^{}_{}=R\left(R^{(n-1)}(l)\right). Given that l^{}_{} is the line y=\frac{19}{92}x^{}_{}, find the smallest positive integer m^{}_{} for which R^{(m)}(l)=l^{}_{}.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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