point on a plane so that 3 moving beetles reach 3 points at min time
Source: Tuymaada 1994 p6
April 27, 2019
geometryspeedminimumdistanceright triangle
Problem Statement
In three houses and , forming a right triangle with the legs and , live three beetles and , capable of moving at speeds of and , respectively. Suppose that you simultaneously release these bugs from point and mark the time after which beetles reach their homes. Find on the plane such a point , where is the last time to reach the house a bug would be minimal.