Real life problem 400 meter Race

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The circumference of a circle, c, is given by

the equation: c=2×π ×r, where r is the
radius.

Therefore, as we have deduced that the

circumference of this imaginary circle
Is equal to the sum of the inside curves of
the track, we can write: 230=2×π× r,
so r=2302π =36.606 meters.
This measurement is only the measurement
of the radii of the semicircles which
comprise the inside edge of the inside lane
on the curved section. Also we want to find
a measurement for the radii of the
semicircles which comprise the whole of

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both curved sections; there are 8 lanes that
we must consider in order to do this.

As each lane is a constant 1.25 meters, the

sum of the thickness of the lanes is equal to
8 x 1.25 = 10 meters. Therefore, the radius
of the curved sections, in order to produce
a scale drawing, is equal to: 36.606 + 10 =

46.606 meters 

The 200m Staggered Start:

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I will assume that it is the inside edges of
each lane that must be made constant in
the 200m race in order to make the race
fair. The runner in lane 1 starts at the curved
section on the bottom right of the track, so
I will use that lane for comparison with the
others. The straights do not need to be
compensated for in the staggered start, as
the runners would all run the same distance
here. Therefore, we only need to consider
the 115m of track that the runners will run
on before they hit the straight; in this time,
all runners will be running on the curved
section of track

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The runner in lane 2 is running on a track
with an inside edge that is 1.25m further
outwards than that of lane 1. Therefore, the
radius of runner 2's track is equal
to 36.606+1.25=37.856 meters. Those, the
circumference of the semi-circle that makes
up the curved section is equal to:   2 =π r=¿=
2π r

118.927 meters This is 3.927 meters longer

than the inside edge of lane 1, so the rune
in lane 2 will start 3.927 meters in front of
the runner in lane 1.

We can also generate an nth term sequence

for the lanes. The nth term for this sequence
is: (36.606+1.25(n−1)) ×π I arrived at this

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conclusion because the formula for the arc
of a semicircle is pi x r, hence the reason for
multiplying the sequence by pi, and the
section in brackets is the way to determine
the radius of the inside edge of any given
track. Each runner, as we move from lane 1
to lane 8, will start 3.927 meters in front of
the previous runner.

The 400m Staggered Start:

Each runner is running 400 meters, but 170

meters of the track they will run (85 x 2) is
made up of straight sections, where the
runners will run the same distance
regardless of the lane they are in, so this

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does not need to be compensated for.
230m of the track they will run on is
comprised of a curved section, which must
be compensated for. When the runner in
lane 2 reaches a curved section, the radius
of the inner edge of his/her lane is equal
to 36.606+1.25=37.856 meters. The arc
lengths of both semicircles together are
equal to: 2×π× 37.856=237.854 meters
.This is 7.854 meters longer than the length
of curved track in lane 1, so the runner in
lane 2 will start 7.854 meters in front of the
runner in lane 2.

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We can also generate an nth term sequence
for the lanes. The nth term for this sequence
is: 2× ((36.606+1.25(n−1)) × pi). I generated
before to calculate the arc length of one of
the semicircular pieces of track, and then
multiplied it by 2 (for the two semicircles
involved in the 400m. As we move from
lane 1 to lane 8, each runner starts 7.854
meters in front of the runner on the next
inside lane to them. Lane 8, each runner
starts 7.854 meters in front of the runner on
the next inside lane to them. 

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