Angelo, who is in a rowboat 2 kilometers from a straight shoreline wishes to go back to his house, which is on the shoreline and 6 kilometers from the point on the shoreline nearest Angelo. If he can row at 6kph and run at 10 kph, how should he proceed to get to his house in the least amount of time?
Angelo, who is in a rowboat 2 kilometers from a straight shoreline wishes to go back to his house, which is on the shoreline and 6 kilometers from the point on the shoreline nearest Angelo. If he can row at 6kph and run at 10 kph, how should he proceed to get to his house in the least amount of time?
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Angelo, who is in a rowboat 2 kilometers from a straight shoreline wishes to go back to his house, which is on the shoreline and 6 kilometers from the point on the shoreline nearest Angelo. If he can row at 6kph and run at 10 kph, how should he proceed to get to his house in the least amount of time?
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