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Runners on a Square Field (Posted on 2009-01-15)

Two runners start on opposite corners of a square field with side 1 km, and run around the edge with integral speeds in the clockwise direction. In terms of these speeds, when will they be the same distance apart as when they started?

Submitted by Praneeth

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Refer to solutions submitted by Gamer and Paul.

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Subject	Author	Date
Getting on base	Gamer	2009-01-17 03:56:35
solution	Paul	2009-01-15 22:23:20
counterexample	Steve Herman	2009-01-15 19:25:30
solution, I think	Charlie	2009-01-15 18:38:27

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