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2021 Pascal Problem 16
In the diagram, Paths 1, 2 and 3 are drawn on a grid.
Paths 1 and 3 consist entirely of straight line segments. Path 2 consists of straight line segments and a semi-circle. If the length of Path 1 is x, the length of Path 2 is y, and the length of Path 3 is z, which of the following is true?
\textbf{(A)}\ x < y\ \text{and}\ y < z\quad \textbf{(B)}\ x < z\ \text{and}\ z < y\quad \textbf{(C)}\ x = z\ \text{and}\ z < y\quad \textbf{(D)}\ z < x\ \text{and}\ x < y\quad \textbf{(E)}\ y < z\ \text{and}\ z = x
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