Solution:
Answer: 51106
Let M and N denote the perpendiculars from X1 and A to BC, respectively. Since triangle ABC is isosceles, we have M is the midpoint of BC. Moreover, since AM is parallel to X1N, we have X1CNC=ACMC⇔130X1N=18270=135, so NC=50. Moreover, since X1N⊥BC, we find X1C=120 by the Pythagorean Theorem. Also, BN=BC−NC=140−50=90, so by the Pythagorean Theorem, X1B=150.
We want to compute X2X1=X1Btan(∠ABX1). We have
tan(∠ABX1)=tan(∠ABC−∠X1BC)=1+tan(∠ABC)tan(∠X1BC)tan(∠ABC)−tan(∠X1BC)=1+(512)(34)(512)−(34)=15631516=6316.
Hence X2X1=150⋅6316, and by the Pythagorean Theorem again, X2B=150⋅6365.
Next, notice that AXn+2AXn is constant for every nonnegative integer n (where we let B=X0). Indeed, since XnXn+1 is parallel to Xn+2Xn+3 for each n, the dilation taking Xn to Xn+2 for some n also takes Xk to Xk+2 for all k.
Since △AXn+2Xn+3∼△AXnXn+1 with ratio AXn+2AXn for each even n, we can compute that XnXn+1Xn+2Xn+3=AXnAXn+2=1−182150⋅65 for every nonnegative integer n. Notice we use all three sides of the above similar triangles.
We now split our desired sum into two geometric series, one with the even terms and one with the odd terms, to obtain
BX1+X1X2+…=(BX1+X2X3+…)+(X1X2+X3X4+…)=182150⋅6365150+182150⋅6365150⋅6316=182150⋅63656379⋅150=51106.