Putnam 1974 A2
- Session A
A circle stands in a plane perpendicular to the ground and a point lies in this plane exterior to the circle and higher than its bottom. A particle starting from rest at slides without friction down an inclined straight line until it reaches the circle. Which straight line allows descent in the shortest time?
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