Jinx,

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:42:22 +1200, Jinx wrote:

> Question Two. A man leaves the west side of The Octogan walking
> at a constant 2.5mph. A second man leaves the east side of The
> Octagon, starting at a constant speed of 2mph until he encounters
> a fire pit, at which time his speed increases to a 8mph for 5 seconds,
> then limping a circular course at 1.25mph for 20 seconds. How
> many seconds until they meet and which one is the idiot ? (15 marks)

This is easy - I've been to the Octagon, and there is no fire pit, so they will never meet!  :-)

Cheers,



Howard Winter
St.Albans, England

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