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<math> \textbf{(A) } (-22,-13)\qquad\textbf{(B) } (-13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(C) } (-13,22)\qquad\textbf{(D) } (13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(E) } (22,-13) </math> | <math> \textbf{(A) } (-22,-13)\qquad\textbf{(B) } (-13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(C) } (-13,22)\qquad\textbf{(D) } (13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(E) } (22,-13) </math> | ||
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Revision as of 22:32, 17 March 2015
Problem
Aaron the ant walks on the coordinate plane according to the following rules. He starts at the origin 
facing to the east and walks one unit, arriving at 
. For 
, right after arriving at the point 
, if Aaron can turn 
left and walk one unit to an unvisited point 
, he does that. Otherwise, he walks one unit straight ahead to reach . Thus the sequence of points continues 
, and so on in a counterclockwise spiral pattern. What is 
?
Solution
See Also
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