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A goat starts at the origin (0,0)(0,0) and then makes several moves. On move 1 , it travels 1 unit up to (0,1)(0,1). On move 2 , it travels 2 units right to (2,1)(2,1). On move 3 , it travels 3 units down to (2,2)(2,-2). On move 4 , it travels 4 units to (2,2)(-2,-2). It continues in this fashion, so that on move nn, it turns 9090^{\circ} in a clockwise direction from its previous heading and travels nn units in this new direction. After nn moves, the goat has travelled a total of 55 units. Determine the coordinates of its position at this time.
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A goat starts at the origin (0,0) and then makes several moves. On move 1 , it travels 1 unit up to (0,1). On move 2 , it travels 2 units right to (2,1). On move 3 , it travels 3 units down to (2,−2). On move 4 , it travels 4 units to (−2,−2). It continues in this fashion, so that on move n, it turns 90^(∘) in a clockwise direction from its previous heading and travels n units in this new direction. After n moves, the goat has travelled a total of 55 units. Determine the coordinates of its position at this time.
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A goat starts at the origin $(0,0)$ and then makes several moves. On move 1 , it travels 1 unit up to $(0,1)$. On move 2 , it travels 2 units right to $(2,1)$. On move 3 , it travels 3 units down to $(2,-2)$. On move 4 , it travels 4 units to $(-2,-2)$. It continues in this fashion, so that on move $n$, it turns $90^{\circ}$ in a clockwise direction from its previous heading and travels $n$ units in this new direction. After $n$ moves, the goat has travelled a total of 55 units. Determine the coordinates of its position at this time.

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