jane is 2mi offshore in a boat and wishes to reach a coastal village 6mi down a straight shoreline from the point on the shoreline nearest the boat. She'll be too tired to row all the way to the village in one shot, so she decides to row to shore and then walk along the straight coastline the rest of the way. She can row 2mph and can walk 5mph. where should she land her boat to reach the village in the least amount of time? Calculus techniques must be used.

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jane is 2mi offshore in a boat and wishes to reach a coastal village 6mi down a straight shoreline from the point on the shoreline nearest the boat. She'll be too tired to row all the way to the village in one shot, so she decides to row to shore and then walk along the straight coastline the rest of the way. She can row 2mph and can walk 5mph. where should she land her boat to reach the village in the least amount of time? Calculus techniques must be used.

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