Tracks and Races

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Tracks and Races: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Problems Based on Linear Tracks, Problems Based on Circular Tracks & Problems Based on Races etc.

Important Questions on Tracks and Races

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Harsh is 50% faster than Kartik. In a race, Harsh gave Kartik a head start of 500 m. Both finished the race simultaneously, Find the length of the race.

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On a circular track of length 2400 m, Seeta, Geeta and Reeta start from the same point simultaneously with speeds 18 km/h36 km/h and 54 km/h. respectively. Find the minimum time after which they will meet if they are running in the same direction.

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In a 1000 m race, A beats B by 300 m. In the same race, B beats C by 400 m. Find the distance by which A beats C.

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On a circular track of length 1500 m, A and B start from the start point simultaneously, with speeds 36 km/h and 45 km/h. Find the minimum time after which they will meet if they are running in same direction.

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On a circular track of length 1500 m, Anchal and Aishwarya start from the same point simultaneously with speeds of 36 km/h and 18 km/h respectively. Find the minimum time after which they will meet if they are running in opposite directions.

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In a race of 100 m, A can beat B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, C will beat B by:

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A, B, and C start running a race from the same starting point at the same time in the same direction. A 's speed around a path which is an equilateral triangle. B 's path is a square and C 's path is a regular hexagon. One edge of the triangular path, square path, and hexagonal path completely overlaps with each other. If all of them complete one round at the same time then which of the following is true?

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A man decided to run 15 rounds of a circular track of 400 m in certain time with certain speed. He starts running but after completing some round around the track he reduces his speed by 40% due to which he takes 4 min extra as scheduled. But if he reduces his speed by completing 3 more rounds he would have reached 2 min earlier than the time he actually reached.

Find the number of rounds at which he decided to reduce his speed?