A woman participating in a triathlon can run
a. Write an expression representing the total time t (in seconds) for her to get from point
b. Use the TABLE function on a calculator to find the time
c. Which angle from part (b) gives the shortest total time?
d. Using calculus, we can show that the angle needed to minimize the total time is a solution to the equation
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