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2015 Math Kangaroo

Problem 21

Problem 21 · 2015 Math Kangaroo Stretch
Spatial & Visual Reasoning path-tracing
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Answer: B
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Hint 1 of 2
Pick a point on a curve and follow it all the way around.
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Hint 2 of 2
It is a single loop only if you return to the start having traced the entire drawing.
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Approach: trace one continuous curve
  1. Start anywhere on a line and follow it, going straight through each crossing.
  2. In four of the pictures you return having drawn only part of the figure, so they are made of more than one loop.
  3. In picture B the single trace covers the whole drawing, so it is one large loop.
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