1997 PMWC Problems/Problem I13
Problem
A truck moved from to at a speed of and returns from to at . It traveled rounds within hours. What is the distance between and ?
Solution
The truck moved from A to B back and forth once in 18/3=6 hours. Let the time that it takes to go from A to B be , and let the time it takes to go from B to A be .
Therefore the distance from A to B is .
See Also
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