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Four bugs (Posted on 2002-05-07) Difficulty: 4 of 5
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?

See The Solution Submitted by levik    
Rating: 4.0000 (12 votes)

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four bugs | Comment 9 of 13 |
How can the answer be 10 inches. This is a geometric problem. Each bug describes a perfect arc towards the centre.(Plot it if you like). This arc is a quarter of a full circle of a radius of 5 inches or 10 inches diameter. i.e. 10 times 3.14 divided by 4= 7.85 inches. That's how far the bugs travel
  Posted by terry on 2003-01-19 21:19:09
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