Difference between revisions of "1993 AIME Problems/Problem 2"
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| + | During a recent campaign for office, a candidate made a tour of a country which we assume lies in a plane. On the first day of the tour he went east, on the second day he went north, on the third day west, on the fourth day south, on the fifth day east, etc. If the candidate went <math>n^{2}_{}/2</math> miles on the <math>n^{\mbox{th}}_{}</math> day of this tour, how many miles was he from his starting point at the end of the <math>40^{\mbox{th}}_{}</math> day? | ||
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Revision as of 22:44, 25 March 2007
Problem
During a recent campaign for office, a candidate made a tour of a country which we assume lies in a plane. On the first day of the tour he went east, on the second day he went north, on the third day west, on the fourth day south, on the fifth day east, etc. If the candidate went 
miles on the 
day of this tour, how many miles was he from his starting point at the end of the 
day?
Solution
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See also
| 1991 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
| All AIME Problems and Solutions | ||
