Death Run
Source:
March 16, 2010
Pythagorean Theoremgeometry
Problem Statement
While out for a stroll, you encounter a vicious velociraptor. You start running away to the northeast at , and you manage a three-second head start over the raptor. If the raptor runs at , but only runs either north or east at any given time, how many seconds do you have until it devours you?