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particle

Source: Canada 1990

June 25, 2009
combinatorics unsolvedcombinatorics

Problem Statement

A particle can travel at speeds up to 2ms \frac{2m}{s} along the x x-axis, and up to 1ms \frac{1m}{s} elsewhere in the plane. Provide a labelled sketch of the region which can be reached within one second by the particle starting at the origin.