AIME 1989 Problem 6
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Two skaters, Allie and Billie, are at points and , respectively, on a flat, frozen lake. The distance between and is meters. Allie leaves and skates at a speed of meters per second on a straight line that makes a angle with . At the same time Allie leaves , Billie leaves at a speed of meters per second and follows the straight path that produces the earliest possible meeting of the two skaters, given their speeds. How many meters does Allie skate before meeting Billie?
Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.
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