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Xiao Ming has two ways to go to school. From the picture below, can you tell which way he takes is closer? Tell us your reasons.

Go ① closer. Because three points form a triangle, walking ② means taking two sides of the triangle. The sum of the two sides is greater than the third side, so walking ① is closer.