Problem 569. Encoding Google Maps Polylines

Created by Ned Gulley

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Richard Zapor on 10 May 2012

Ned,
I suggest creating a random lat and long test case. Use the bmtran entry#3 to solve for the correct vector. Once the test suite is updated it is possible to re-score.

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