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?

Intermediate Algebra
19th Edition
ISBN:9780998625720
Author:Lynn Marecek
Publisher:Lynn Marecek
Chapter9: Quadratic Equations And Functions
Section9.5: Solve Applications Of Quadratic Equations
Problem 9.80TI: Gerry just returned from a cross country trip. The trip was 3000 miles from his home and his total...
icon
Related questions
Question

Answer the problem:

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?

 

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Linear Equations
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, advanced-math and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9780998625720
Author:
Lynn Marecek
Publisher:
OpenStax College
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra
ISBN:
9780395977224
Author:
Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
Publisher:
McDougal Littell
Elementary Algebra
Elementary Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9780998625713
Author:
Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith
Publisher:
OpenStax - Rice University
Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781285195728
Author:
Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Algebra for College Students
Algebra for College Students
Algebra
ISBN:
9781285195780
Author:
Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781938168383
Author:
Jay Abramson
Publisher:
OpenStax