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Question
Describe the locus of a runner, running around a circular track and always keeping a distance of 1.5 m from the inner edge.
Solution
The locus of the runner, running around a circular track and always keeping a distance of 1.5 m from the inner edge will be the circumference of a circle whose radius is equal to the radius of the inner circular track plus 1.5 m.
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