A toy pool table is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. It has pocked at each of the four corners , , and . When a ball hits a side of the table, it bounces off the side at the same angle as it hit that side. A ball, initially 1 foot to the left of pocket , is hit from the side towards the side as shown.
How many feet from does the ball hit side if it lands in pocket after two bounces?
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\frac{6}{7}
\frac{3}{4}
\frac{2}{3}
\frac{3}{5}
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