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1. A racetrack is in the form of a right triangle. The longer of the legs of track is 2 km more than the shorter of the legs (both these legs being on a highway). The start and end points are also connected to each other through a side road. The escort vehicle for the race took the side road and rode with a speed of 30 km/h and then covered the two intervals along the highway during the same time with a speed of 42 km/h. find the length of the race track.
Since, the racetrack only consists of the legs of the right angle triangle the length must be,
= 6 + 8 = 14 km.
Solution:
The given conditions are met on a Pythagoras triplet 6, 8, 10.Since, the racetrack only consists of the legs of the right angle triangle the length must be,
= 6 + 8 = 14 km.