A Walk of Perpetual Second Thoughts
Problem
A gym is km from home. Starting from home, a walker covers of the way to the gym, then changes his mind and walks of the way back home, then of the way to the gym again, and so on, always turning around after covering of the distance to his current destination. In the long run he oscillates between a point km from home and a point km from home. Find .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Geometric Progression, Recursion, algebra, sequences |
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