Two cyclists, Mike and Josh, simultaneously started toward each other from two town apart. Josh rode at , and Mike rode at . Before departure, a fly landed on Josh's nose and started to fly toward Mike the moment Josh departs. When it reached Mike, it immediately turned back and flew towards Josh. As soon as the fly reached Josh, it turned back again, and so on. Air speed of fly was always and the wind blew always toward Mike with constant velocity . Find the total distance flown by the fly until the cyclists met.
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= , = , = , = , =
is in
Gravity is ignored in every aspect.
The problem is from physics olympiad.
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When Fly flew from Josh to Mike its speed would v f + v w .
And when it flew towards Josh its speed would be v f − v w .
Let T a be sum of all time it flew towards Mike and T b be sum of all time it flew towards Josh.
T a + T b =Total time till they meet = v m + v j D = 5 3 h r
S = T a × ( v f + v w ) + T b × ( v f − v w )
Notice that the fly started from Josh and all ended at Where Josh and mike meet so the displacement of Josh and fly are same.
Displacement of Josh= Displacement of fly = v j × ( T a + T b ) = T a × ( v f + v w ) − T b × ( v f − v w ) = ( T a − T b ) × v f + ( T a + T b ) × v w
( v j − v w ) × v f − v w ( T a + T b ) = T a − T b
1 0 3 h r = T a − T b
Getting T a = 2 0 9 h r , T b = 2 0 3 h r
S = T a × 4 0 k m / h + T b × 2 0 k m / h = 2 1 k m