A city in the shape of a rectangle stretches 5 kilo-meters from west to east and 3 kilometers from north tosouth. A rescue helicopter waits in a helipad just outsidethe city near the south-western corner, with coordinates(0,0). A rescue call, which follows a uniform distribution,can arrive at any point (x, y) in the city. Find the expecteddistance covered by the helicopter in travelling to thispoint.

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A city in the shape of a rectangle stretches 5 kilo-
meters from west to east and 3 kilometers from north to
south. A rescue helicopter waits in a helipad just outside
the city near the south-western corner, with coordinates
(0,0). A rescue call, which follows a uniform distribution,
can arrive at any point (x, y) in the city. Find the expected
distance covered by the helicopter in travelling to this
point.

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