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55rd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad - Third Round

Ukraine geometry

Problem

Three cyclists start off at the same time and ride along the sides of a triangle along the route . Their speeds on each of the segments , , are known: the first cyclist has speeds , and mph respectively on the three sides, the second one rides , and mph, the third one rides , and mph respectively. What can be the angle measure of , if all three cyclists arrived back at the point simultaneously?
Solution
Denote the sides of the triangle by , , . Then the following equality must hold: Hence, and , which implies and . Therefore, is equilateral and all its angles are equal to .
Final answer
60 degrees

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