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How many different places can this occur?
From your starting point you walk south for one mile, then west for one mile, then north for one mile and thus arrive back at your starting point?
And I'll give you a clue - the answer is not 1.
**Edit** Oh, and points will initially go to people who attempt to explain their answer. Someone did get it right, but I'd like to think someone could figure it out without just guessing.
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- spiegy2000Lv 61 decade ago
The north pole - so 1.
Just read your clue, still cannot think of another one though.
Way I see it, from the north pole, and direction is south, go 1 mile, turn west, go 1 mile, then north is going to go back to the exact spot you started from - because north always points to the north pole. You will have walked a triangle.
In other words, in order to walk 3 miles, and change directions after each mile, you must have to walk a basic triangle shape in order to get back where you started.
The starting point must always be the north pole, hence my answer of 1, however, the direction that you walk south in, can be any direction whatsoever, so there are an infinite number of "routes" as such
- Anonymous1 decade ago
How is the answer to this a number???? Oh I get it.....
Well, you are 1 mile East of your starting point.
- 1 decade ago
everywhere/ unlimited
no matter where you go following those directions you are just doubling back on your self so and eneding up in your starting place
