You are a lifeguard and spot a drowning child 60 meters along the shore and 50 meters from the shore to the child. You run along the shore and for a while and then jump into the water and swim from there directly to child. You can run at a rate of 3 meters per second and swim at a rate of 1.2 meters per second. How far along the shore should you run before jumping into the water in order to save the child? Round your answer to three decimal places
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This time will be the sum of the time spent running and the time spent swimming. Let's denote the distance you run along the shore as x. Then, the distance you swim is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides x and 50, which can be calculated using the Show more…
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