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Place the intersection of the highways at the origin and let the highways be the x and y axis. We consider the case where the truck moves in +x. After going x miles, <math>t=\frac{d}{r}=\frac{x}{50}</math> hours has passed. If the truck leaves the highway it can travel for at most <math>t=\frac{1}{10}-\frac{x}{50}</math> hours, or <math>d=rt=14t=1.4-\frac{7x}{25}</math> miles. It can end up anywhere off the highway in a circle with this radius centered at <math>(x,0)</math>. All these circle are homothetic with center at <math>(5,0)</math>. Now consider the circle at (0,0).
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Place the intersection of the highways at the origin <math>O</math> and let the highways be the x and y axis. We consider the case where the truck moves in +x. After going x miles, <math>t=\frac{d}{r}=\frac{x}{50}</math> hours has passed. If the truck leaves the highway it can travel for at most <math>t=\frac{1}{10}-\frac{x}{50}</math> hours, or <math>d=rt=14t=1.4-\frac{7x}{25}</math> miles. It can end up anywhere off the highway in a circle with this radius centered at <math>(x,0)</math>. All these circle are homothetic with center at <math>(5,0)</math>. Now consider the circle at (0,0). Draw a line tangent to it at <math>A</math> and passing through <math>B (5,0)</math>. By the Pythagorean Theorem <math>AB^2+AO^2=OB^2</math> so <math>AB=\sqrt{OB^2-AO^2}=\sqrt{5^2-1.4^2}=\frac{24}{5}</math>. <math>tan(<ABO)=frac{OA}{AB}=\frac{7}{24}</math>. The slope of line <math>AB</math> is therefore <math>\frac{7}{24}</math>.
  
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The area of the region is <math>\frac{700}{31}</math> so the answer is <math>700+31=\boxed{731}</math>.
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The area of the region is not <math>\frac{700}{31}</math> so the answer is <math>700+31=\boxed{731}</math>.
  
 
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Problem

In the middle of a vast prairie, a firetruck is stationed at the intersection of two perpendicular straight highways. The truck travels at $50$ miles per hour along the highways and at $14$ miles per hour across the prairie. Consider the set of points that can be reached by the firetruck within six minutes. The area of this region is $m/n$ square miles, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$.

Solution

Place the intersection of the highways at the origin $O$ and let the highways be the x and y axis. We consider the case where the truck moves in +x. After going x miles, $t=\frac{d}{r}=\frac{x}{50}$ hours has passed. If the truck leaves the highway it can travel for at most $t=\frac{1}{10}-\frac{x}{50}$ hours, or $d=rt=14t=1.4-\frac{7x}{25}$ miles. It can end up anywhere off the highway in a circle with this radius centered at $(x,0)$. All these circle are homothetic with center at $(5,0)$. Now consider the circle at (0,0). Draw a line tangent to it at $A$ and passing through $B (5,0)$. By the Pythagorean Theorem $AB^2+AO^2=OB^2$ so $AB=\sqrt{OB^2-AO^2}=\sqrt{5^2-1.4^2}=\frac{24}{5}$. $tan(<ABO)=frac{OA}{AB}=\frac{7}{24}$. The slope of line $AB$ is therefore $\frac{7}{24}$.

The area of the region is not $\frac{700}{31}$ so the answer is $700+31=\boxed{731}$.

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See also

2000 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 14
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