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The farmer and the pig (Posted on 2008-11-13) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A farmer wants to catch a pig which is 100 meters away from him. They start running at the same time. The pig runs straight ahead, initially perpendicular to the line farmer-pig, at constant speed. The farmer always runs in the direction where he sees the pig (also at constant speed).

If the ratio of the speeds is 3:1 (farmer:pig), how far would the pig have traveled till the farmer caught it?

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle AnswerK Sengupta2022-08-24 00:31:32
re(2): Analytical SolutionDaniel2008-11-19 09:27:55
re: Analytical SolutionCharlie2008-11-17 16:06:52
Analytical SolutionDaniel2008-11-17 14:43:48
Steps to solve- to lazy to completealex2008-11-14 09:02:57
Solutionnumerical integration (spoiler)Charlie2008-11-13 18:43:08
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