Avinash and Bijoy start from the same point of a 450 m track, Avinash clockwise at 5 m/s and Bijoy anticlockwise at 4 m/s. How far clockwise from the start is their first meeting point?

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250 m. They meet after 450/9=50 s, when Avinash has run 5×50=250 m clockwise. (200 m is Bijoy's distance, measured the other way.)

Avinash and Bijoy start from the same point of a 450 m track, Avinash clockwise at 5 m/s and Bijoy anticlockwise at 4 m/s. How far clockwise from the start is their first meeting point?

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