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AMC 12 2023a Problem 15

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Usain is walking for exercise by zigzagging across a 100100-meter by 3030-meter rectangular field, beginning at point AA and ending on the segment BC‾\overline{BC}. He wants to increase the distance walked by zigzagging as shown in the figure below (APQRS)(APQRS). What angle θ\theta∠PAB=∠QPC=∠RQB=⋯\angle PAB=\angle QPC=\angle RQB=\cdots will produce a length that is 120120 meters? (This figure is not drawn to scale. Do not assume that the zigzag path has exactly four segments as shown; there could be more or fewer.)

import olympiad;
draw((-50,15)--(50,15));
draw((50,15)--(50,-15));
draw((50,-15)--(-50,-15));
draw((-50,-15)--(-50,15));
draw((-50,-15)--(-22.5,15));
draw((-22.5,15)--(5,-15));
draw((5,-15)--(32.5,15));
draw((32.5,15)--(50,-4.090909090909));
label("θ\theta", (-41.5,-10.5));
label("θ\theta", (-13,10.5));
label("θ\theta", (15.5,-10.5));
label("θ\theta", (43,10.5));
dot((-50,15));
dot((-50,-15));
dot((50,15));
dot((50,-15));
dot((50,-4.09090909090909));
label("DD",(-58,15));
label("AA",(-58,-15));
label("CC",(58,15));
label("BB",(58,-15));
label("SS",(58,-4.0909090909));
dot((-22.5,15));
dot((5,-15));
dot((32.5,15));
label("PP",(-22.5,23));
label("QQ",(5,-23));
label("RR",(32.5,23));

\textbf{(A)}\arccos\frac{5}{6} \textbf{(B)}\arccos\frac{4}{5} \textbf{(C)}\arccos\frac{3}{10} \textbf{(D)}\arcsin\frac{4}{5} \textbf{(E)}~\arcsin\frac{5}{6}

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