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Aaron the ant walks on the coordinate plane according to the following rules. He starts at the origin <math>p_0=(0,0)</math> facing to the east and walks one unit, arriving at <math>p_1=(1,0)</math>. For <math>n=1,2,3,\dots</math>, right after arriving at the point <math>p_n</math>, if Aaron can turn <math>90^\circ</math> left and walk one unit to an unvisited point <math>p_{n+1}</math>, he does that. Otherwise, he walks one unit straight ahead to reach <math>p_{n+1}</math>. Thus the sequence of points continues <math>p_2=(1,1), p_3=(0,1), p_4=(-1,1), p_5=(-1,0)</math>, and so on in a counterclockwise spiral pattern. What is <math>p_{2015}</math>?
 
Aaron the ant walks on the coordinate plane according to the following rules. He starts at the origin <math>p_0=(0,0)</math> facing to the east and walks one unit, arriving at <math>p_1=(1,0)</math>. For <math>n=1,2,3,\dots</math>, right after arriving at the point <math>p_n</math>, if Aaron can turn <math>90^\circ</math> left and walk one unit to an unvisited point <math>p_{n+1}</math>, he does that. Otherwise, he walks one unit straight ahead to reach <math>p_{n+1}</math>. Thus the sequence of points continues <math>p_2=(1,1), p_3=(0,1), p_4=(-1,1), p_5=(-1,0)</math>, and so on in a counterclockwise spiral pattern. What is <math>p_{2015}</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>
 
<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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Problem

Aaron the ant walks on the coordinate plane according to the following rules. He starts at the origin $p_0=(0,0)$ facing to the east and walks one unit, arriving at $p_1=(1,0)$. For $n=1,2,3,\dots$, right after arriving at the point $p_n$, if Aaron can turn $90^\circ$ left and walk one unit to an unvisited point $p_{n+1}$, he does that. Otherwise, he walks one unit straight ahead to reach $p_{n+1}$. Thus the sequence of points continues $p_2=(1,1), p_3=(0,1), p_4=(-1,1), p_5=(-1,0)$, and so on in a counterclockwise spiral pattern. What is $p_{2015}$?

$\textbf{(A) } (-22,-13)\qquad\textbf{(B) } (-13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(C) } (-13,22)\qquad\textbf{(D) } (13,-22)\qquad\textbf{(E) } (22,-13)$

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Problem 19
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Problem 21
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