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2008 AIME II Problem 9

A particle is located on the coordinate plane at (5,0). Define a *move* for the particle as a counterclockwise rotation of \pi/4 radians about the origin followed by a translation of 10 units in the positive x-direction. Given that the particle's position after 150 moves is (p,q), find the greatest integer less than or equal to |p| + |q|.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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