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RU-ALLRUSSIAN 1964 Problem 9

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Given a lattice of regular hexagons. A bug crawls from vertex A to vertex B along edges of the hexagons, taking the shortest possible path (or one of them). Prove that it travels a distance at least AB/2 in one direction. If it travels exactly AB/2 in one direction, how many edges does it traverse?

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