1994 AJHSME Problem 15
Source:
July 9, 2011
Problem Statement
If this path is to continue in the same pattern:[asy]
unitsize(24);
draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(2,1)--(2,0)--(3,0)--(3,1)--(4,1)--(4,0)--(5,0)--(5,1)--(6,1));
draw((2/3,1/5)--(1,0)--(2/3,-1/5)); draw((4/5,2/3)--(1,1)--(6/5,2/3)); draw((5/3,6/5)--(2,1)--(5/3,4/5)); draw((9/5,1/3)--(2,0)--(11/5,1/3));
draw((8/3,1/5)--(3,0)--(8/3,-1/5)); draw((14/5,2/3)--(3,1)--(16/5,2/3)); draw((11/3,6/5)--(4,1)--(11/3,4/5)); draw((19/5,1/3)--(4,0)--(21/5,1/3));
draw((14/3,1/5)--(5,0)--(14/3,-1/5)); draw((24/5,2/3)--(5,1)--(26/5,2/3)); draw((17/3,6/5)--(6,1)--(17/3,4/5));
dot((0,0)); dot((1,0)); dot((1,1)); dot((2,1)); dot((2,0)); dot((3,0)); dot((3,1)); dot((4,1)); dot((4,0)); dot((5,0)); dot((5,1));
label("",(0,0),S);
label("",(1,0),S);
label("",(1,1),N);
label("",(2,1),N);
label("",(2,0),S);
label("",(3,0),S);
label("",(3,1),N);
label("",(4,1),N);
label("",(4,0),S);
label("",(5,0),S);
label("",(5,1),N);
label("",(5.85,0.5),E);
label("",(6.5,0.15),S);
[/asy]then which sequence of arrows goes from point to point ?[asy]
unitsize(24);
dot((0,0)); dot((0,1)); dot((1,1));
draw((0,0)--(0,1)--(1,1));
draw((-1/5,2/3)--(0,1)--(1/5,2/3));
draw((2/3,6/5)--(1,1)--(2/3,4/5));
label("(A)",(-1/3,1/3),W);
dot((4,0)); dot((5,0)); dot((5,1));
draw((4,0)--(5,0)--(5,1));
draw((14/3,1/5)--(5,0)--(14/3,-1/5));
draw((24/5,2/3)--(5,1)--(26/5,2/3));
label("(B)",(11/3,1/3),W);
dot((8,1)); dot((8,0)); dot((9,0));
draw((8,1)--(8,0)--(9,0));
draw((39/5,1/3)--(8,0)--(41/5,1/3));
draw((26/3,1/5)--(9,0)--(26/3,-1/5));
label("(C)",(23/3,1/3),W);
dot((12,1)); dot((13,1)); dot((13,0));
draw((12,1)--(13,1)--(13,0));
draw((38/3,6/5)--(13,1)--(38/3,4/5));
draw((64/5,1/3)--(13,0)--(66/5,1/3));
label("(D)",(35/3,1/3),W);
dot((17,1)); dot((17,0)); dot((16,0));
draw((17,1)--(17,0)--(16,0));
draw((84/5,1/3)--(17,0)--(86/5,1/3));
draw((49/3,1/5)--(16,0)--(49/3,-1/5));
label("(E)",(47/3,1/3),W);
[/asy]