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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 3030 minutes of running, while Arnaldo gives 1515 laps on the track, Bernaldo can only give 1010 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 11 and minute 6161 of the race, how many times did Arnaldo, Bernaldo and the mast become collinear?