Four bugs are located in the corners of a square, 10 inches on the side. They are arranged like this:

            A---B
            |   |
            D---C 

As the clock starts, A begins crawling directly toward B, which goes to C, C goes to D and D to A.

Each bug will home in exactly on its target, reguardless of the target's motion, so their paths will be curves spiraling toward the center of the square where they will meet.

What distance will each of the bugs have covered by then?

And if I was to punch you in the face, my fist would never reach your face. If my fist starts at x inches away, then it will first have to travel 1/2 x, then 1/4 x, then 1/8 x, then 1/16 x, etc. The fractions would keep getting infinitely small, and my fist would never actually hit you.
Now, go find a psychotically violent person, and tell him that.

Posted by Half-Mad on 2002-05-08 00:13:38