It is infinity. I think we can do it like this:
Total distance travelled by the particle = time for mirrors to collide * velocity of particle
=d/2v * 3v = 3d/2
Consider first trip of particle,
It will hit the 2nd mirror at a distance = 3/4 *d (bcause particle vel is 3v and mirror vel is v)
By this time both the mirrors have travelled a distance of d/2 together. So remaining distance is d/2 only.
Insecond trip it will hit 1st mirror at a distance = 3/4*d/2
In third trip distance travelled by particle is = 3/4*d/4
In fourth trip......................................................= 3/4*d/8 and so on....
So the total distance travelled by particle =3/4*d +3/4 *d/2 +3/4 * d/4 + 3/4 * d/8 +.....+....+ ..
This is a G.P , a=3/4*d & r= 1/2
So the sum = a(1-rn)/(1-r)
3/4*d (1-(1/2)n)/(1-1/2) =3d/2 (taken from the above)
1-(1/2)n = 1
(1/2)n = 0
1/2n =0 This is possible only when n=
(infinity)