
Problem of the Week
Problem
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and Back
Silvan and Nash are training for a race. They run m along a straight path from their
school to a bridge. Once they reach the bridge they turn around and run
along the same path back to their school. Silvan and Nash run at
different, but constant speeds for each part of the run. For each of
them, their constant speed from the bridge back to the school was twice
their constant speed on the way to the bridge.
Silvan reached the bridge first, turned around, and immediately
started running back to school. Silvan then passed Nash running in the
opposite direction when they were m away from the bridge.
When Silvan reaches the school, how far behind him will Nash be?