SOLUTION: Joe gets from his house to a restaurant by canoeing two miles and then driving 1 mile. He canoes 50 MPH slower than he drives.
A.) Write a rational function that represents his
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Question 677288: Joe gets from his house to a restaurant by canoeing two miles and then driving 1 mile. He canoes 50 MPH slower than he drives.
A.) Write a rational function that represents his time getting from home to the restaurant. Define your variables.
B.) If he can canoe at 3 MPH, how long will the trip take?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = time spent canoeing
Let = time spent driving
Let = his speed driving
(a)
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(b)
The trip will take 41.1 minutes
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