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trey
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A sailor in a boat 10 km off a straight coastline wants to reach a point 20km along the coast in the shortest possible time. Toward what point on the shore should he head if he can row at 4 km/h and run at 12 km/h?
i believe this involves optomizeation as well ralated rates but i am unsure as to how to get the equation to maximize.
x=10km
sailor ---------- | (straight coast)
dx/dt=4 km/h |
| y= 20 km dy/dt= 12 km/h
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i believe this involves optomizeation as well ralated rates but i am unsure as to how to get the equation to maximize.
x=10km
sailor ---------- | (straight coast)
dx/dt=4 km/h |
| y= 20 km dy/dt= 12 km/h
|
|