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Problem
Three cyclists start from town simultaneously. They move along the closed route consisting of three straight-line segments , and . The speeds of the first cyclist on these segments are , and kilometers per hour, respectively. The speeds of the second cyclist are , and (km/h) and the speeds of the third cyclist are , and (km/h). Find the value of the angle if all three cyclists finish at town at the same time.
Solution
Answer: . Let , , (km). We find the time of each cyclist to cover the route (this time is independent of the moving direction). By condition, thus Consequently, and . So which implies . Similarly, from it follows that . Then and . Setting we obtain and . Now it is easy to see that . Hence, the triangle is a right-angled triangle with as hypotenuse. Therefore, .
Final answer
90°
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