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HMMT 2008 U31

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Let C\mathcal{C} be the hyperbola y2−x2=1y^{2}-x^{2}=1. Given a point P0P_{0} on the xx-axis, we construct a sequence of points (Pn)\left(P_{n}\right) on the xx-axis in the following manner: let ℓn\ell_{n} be the line with slope 1 passing passing through PnP_{n}, then Pn+1P_{n+1} is the orthogonal projection of the point of intersection of ℓn\ell_{n} and C\mathcal{C} onto the xx-axis. (If Pn=0P_{n}=0, then the sequence simply terminates.) Let NN be the number of starting positions P0P_{0} on the xx-axis such that P0=P2008P_{0}=P_{2008}. Determine the remainder of NN when divided by 2008.

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