Problem 3 · 2021 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning
path-tracing
Which of the paths shown in the pictures is the longest?
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 3
Each path is drawn on the same grid of little squares.
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Hint 2 of 3
Count how many little square-sides each path is made of.
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Hint 3 of 3
The path that uses the most square-sides is the longest.
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Approach: count the little square-sides of each path
- Trace each path and count how many little square-sides it walks along.
- The more square-sides a path uses, the longer it is.
- Path A uses the most square-sides, so it is the longest.
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