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Adam is walking

Source: UMD 2023 I #3

October 24, 2023
UMDgeometry

Problem Statement

Adam is walking in the city. In order to get around a large building, he walks 1212 miles east and then 55 miles north, then stop. His friend Neutrino, who can go through buildings, starts in the same place as Adam but walks in a straight line to where Adam stops. How much farther than Neutrino does Adam walk? a. 1 mileb. 2 milesc. 3 milesd. 4 milese. 5 miles \mathrm a. ~ 1~\mathrm{mile}\qquad \mathrm b.~2 ~\mathrm{miles}\qquad \mathrm c. ~3~\mathrm{miles} \qquad \mathrm d. ~4~\mathrm{miles} \qquad \mathrm e. ~5~\mathrm{miles}