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ISL 1970 Problem 55

    A turtle runs away from an UFO with a speed of 0.2 m/s0.2 \ m/s . The UFO flies 55 meters above the ground, with a speed of 20 m/s20 \ m/s . The UFO's path is a broken line, where after flying in a straight path of length ℓ\ell (in meters) it may turn through for any acute angle α\alpha such that tan⁡α<ℓ1000\tan \alpha < \frac{\ell}{1000} . When the UFO's center approaches within 1313 meters of the turtle, it catches the turtle. Prove that for any initial position the UFO can catch the turtle.

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