In this paper, we give a positive answer to the problem that whether one can identify the shape of a right triangle billiard table by a single bounce sequence. Moreover, a convenient method to calculate the shape of polygons is given in this paper, too.
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Figure 3.6. The left-hand part is a right triangle billiard table $ Rt $ and a periodic orbit: $ p_{0} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{1} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{2} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ \cdots $ $ \longrightarrow p_{9} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{10} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ \cdots $ in $ Rt $. The right-hand part is the unfolding floors of the corresponding rhombus of $ Rt $ along the periodic orbit
Figure 3.7. The left-hand part is a right triangle billiard table $ Rt $ and a periodic orbit: $ p_{0} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{1} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{2} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ \cdots $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ p_{6} $ $ \longrightarrow $ $ \cdots $ in $ Rt $. The right-hand part is the unfolding floors of the corresponding rhombus of $ Rt $ along the periodic orbit
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