BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: Manhattan Prep
Car B starts at point X and moves clockwise around a circular track at a constant rate of 2 mph. Ten hours later, Car A leaves from point X and travels counter-clockwise around the same circular track at a constant rate of 3 mph. If the radius of the track is 10 miles, for how many hours will Car B have been traveling when the cars have passed each other for the first time and put another 12 miles between them (measured around the curve of the track)?
A. \(4\pi-1.6\)
B. \(4\pi+8.4\)
C. \(4\pi+10.4\)
D. \(2\pi-1.6\)
E. \(2\pi-0.8\)
The OA is B
Since the radius of the circular track is 10 miles, the circumference of the track is 20Ï€ miles. When the two cars first meet, they will have traveled a total distance equal to the circumference of the track, which is 20Ï€ miles. Since the two cars also put an additional 12 miles between them after they first passed each other, together they will have traveled 20Ï€ + 12 miles. If we let t = the number of hours car A has driven and put 12 miles between them after they first passed each other, we can create the distance equation:
2(t + 10) + 3t = 20Ï€ + 12
2t + 20 + 3t = 20Ï€ + 12
5t = 20Ï€ - 8
t = 4Ï€ - 1.6 = time for car A
Since car B started first, we add the 10 hours car B had already driven, so the total number of hours car B will have been traveling is 4Ï€ - 1.6 + 10 = 4Ï€ + 8.4.
Answer: B
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