One resident takes a walk within the gated area starting from A and returning to A without going throughany point (other than A) more than once. What is the maximum distance (in m) she can walk in this way?

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One resident takes a walk within the gated area starting from A and returning to A without going through
any point (other than A) more than once. What is the maximum distance (in m) she can walk in this way?

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Answer : 5100

Explanatory Answer

Counter to the first question, we should minimize the use of those hypotenuse walkways as they reduce the
distance we travel.
The longest possible route would include then travelling through the edges of the rectangles and sqaures, and
not touch any point more than once.
Best case scenario would be us touching each point exactly once.
This can be visualized as: