Day 11: Escape the Field

Calculus Level 5

I am stuck in the centre of a square field of side-length 2km. I randomly pick a bearing on my compass then walk in that direction until I reach the edge of the field.

In metres, find the expected distance that I travel and round your answer to the nearest metre.

This problem is part of the set Advent Calendar 2014.

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