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Ian
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A math teacher gave this problem years ago when I was in High School. We had just finished a couple of hours of calculus, and there were only about three minutes left of the lesson. He gave us thirty seconds to give the correct answer, give yourself the same time, or fail.
A man rides a bicycle 100 miles between point A and point B at a constant speed of 25 mph. At the same time, a bee sitting on his handlebars begins to fly between A and B, but at a constant speed of 35 mph.
When the bee reaches point B ahead of the man, it immediately returns to meet him in-between and then continues to fly back and forth between the man and point B until the man finally reaches his destination.
How far does the bee fly in total? (ignore accelerating and deceleratating etc.)
A man rides a bicycle 100 miles between point A and point B at a constant speed of 25 mph. At the same time, a bee sitting on his handlebars begins to fly between A and B, but at a constant speed of 35 mph.
When the bee reaches point B ahead of the man, it immediately returns to meet him in-between and then continues to fly back and forth between the man and point B until the man finally reaches his destination.
How far does the bee fly in total? (ignore accelerating and deceleratating etc.)