Solution:
Solution
Velocity of $$ k^{th} $$ ant $$ = \left ( 11-k \right )^{2} - k^{2} = 121 - 22k $$
Position of $$ k^{th} $$ ant at time $$ t : x_{k} = k^{2} + t\left ( 121-22k \right ) $$
Let $$ p^{th} $$ ant and $$ k^{th} $$ ant ($$ k $$ and $$ p $$ are distinct) be at the same position at time $$ t $$.
$$ \Rightarrow k^{2} + t\left ( 121 - 22k \right ) = p^{2} + t\left ( 121-22p \right ) $$
$$ \Rightarrow \left ( k^{2}-p^{2} \right ) -22t\left ( k-p \right ) = 0 $$
$$ \Rightarrow k+p = 22t $$
$$ k $$ and $$ p $$ both range from $$ 1 $$ to $$ 10 $$ and are distinct, so $$ (k+p) $$ attains each value in the set $$ \left \{ 3,4,5...18,19 \right \} $$.
Hence, there are 17 distinct times at which at least two ants are at the same location.