KöMaL 2021 C1648
King Arthur and Sir Lancelot are running a horse race. Sir Lancelot says, ``Since Your Majesty's speed is only of mine, I will give Your Majesty a handicap of metres, and then I would catch up within the length of the race track. Alternatively, if Your Majesty reduced speed by and I reduced mine by , but I gave Your Majesty a metre handicap only, I would also be able to catch up within the length of the track. The sum of the two time intervals required to catch up is exactly seconds.'' Determine the speeds of King Arthur and of Sir Lancelot.
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