2 runners around a circular track with constant velocities, flag in center
Source: Lusophon 2012 CPLP P1
August 29, 2018
combinatoricscombinatorial geometrycollineargeometryincenter
Problem Statement
Arnaldo and Bernaldo train for a marathon along a circular track, which has in its center a mast with a flag raised. Arnaldo runs faster than Bernaldo, so that every minutes of running, while Arnaldo gives laps on the track, Bernaldo can only give complete laps. Arnaldo and Bernaldo left at the same moment of the line and ran with constant velocities, both in the same direction. Between minute and minute of the race, how many times did Arnaldo, Bernaldo and the mast become collinear?