SOLUTION: Runners running on a curved track starting point is staggered. This is so each runner runs the same distance to the finish line. If the radius of the inside is x and each lane is
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Question 936497: Runners running on a curved track starting point is staggered. This is so each runner runs the same distance to the finish line. If the radius of the inside is x and each lane is 2.5 feet wide, how far apart should the officials start the runners in the two inside lanes? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
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This is so each runner runs the same distance to the finish line.
If the radius of the inside is x and each lane is 2.5 feet wide, how far apart should the officials start the runners in the two inside lanes?
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The diameter of the outside lane is 5' greater than the inside lane
Therefore the difference in circumference: = 15.7 ft
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The outer runner should start 15.7 ft ahead of the inner runner
