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An ant of negligible dimensions starts at the origin (0,0) of the standard twodimensional
rectangular coordinate system. The ant walks one unit right, then onehalf
unit up, then
1/4 unit left, then 1/8 unit down, etc. In each move, it always turns counterclockwise
at
a 90 degree angle and goes half the distance it went on the previous move. Which point
(x,y) in the xyplane
is the ant approaching in its spiraling journey?

2007-11-29 07:36:52 · 1 answers · asked by Jackson S 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

1 answers

x = 1 - 1/4 + 1/4^2 - 1/4^3 + . . . . .
x = (1 + (1/4)^n) / (1 + 1/4)
lim (x) = 4/5 = 0.8
n→∞

y = (1/2)(4/5) = 2/5 = 0.4

(x,y) = (0.8,0.4)

2007-11-29 07:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 0

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