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# Direction & Angles | PRMO-2019 | Problem 4

Try this beautiful Geometry problem from PRMO, 2019 based on Direction & Angles.

## Direction & Angles | PRMO | Problem-4

An ant leaves the anthill for its morning exercise. It walks 4 feet east and then makes a 160° turn to the right and walks 4 more feet. It then makes another 160° turn to the right and walks 4 more feet. If the ant continues this pattern until it reaches the anthill again, what is the distance in feet it would have walked?

• 20
• 36
• 13

### Key Concepts

Geometry

Co-ordinate geometry

Trigonometry

## Check the Answer

Answer:$36$

PRMO-2018, Problem 13

Pre College Mathematics

## Try with Hints

According to the problem we draw the figure and try to solve using co-ordinate method...

Can you now finish the problem ..........

Let $A_0(0,0)$

Therefore $A_1(4 cos 0,4sin 0)$

$A_2(4cos 0+4 cos 160, 4 sin 0+4 sin 160)$

$\Rightarrow A_n =(0,0)$

and $4(cos 0+cos 160 +...+sin 160(n-1)=0$

$\Rightarrow n =9$

Can you finish the problem........

Therefore distance covered =$4 \times 9$=$36$

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