Spiral snail

A snail slithers around on a coordinate grid. At what position does he finish?
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Problem



A coordinate grid has its x-axis pointing due East and its y-axis pointing due North.

A sluggish snail starts at point (0,0) and slowly slithers 1 unit North, 2 units East, 3 units South, 4 units West, 5 units North, 6 units East, 7 units South, 8 units West, 9 units North and (lastly!) 10 units East.

What are the coordinates of the snail's finishing point?

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