SOLUTION: A ship is anchored 9 miles from the nearest point of a straight beach. A man in the ship wishes to row to the shore and walk to a point on the beach 17 miles from the point directl
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Question 909392: A ship is anchored 9 miles from the nearest point of a straight beach. A man in the ship wishes to row to the shore and walk to a point on the beach 17 miles from the point directly opposite the ship. If he can row at the rate of 4 miles per hour and walk at the rate of 5 miles per hour, where ought he to land in order to reach his destination in 4 hour and 45 minutes?
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A ship is anchored 9 miles from the nearest point of a straight beach.
A man in the ship wishes to row to the shore and walk to a point on the beach 17 miles from the point directly opposite the ship.
If he can row at the rate of 4 miles per hour and walk at the rate of 5 miles per hour, where ought he to land in order to reach his destination in 4 hour and 45 minutes?
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A right triangle is formed by the ship, point on the shore directly opposite the ship, and a point on the landing point on the shore
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Let x = dist between the opposite point and the landing point
The rowing path will be the hypotenuse of the triangle
(17-x) = dist from the landing point to the 17 mi point
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Write a time equation; time = dist/speed
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Rowing time + walking time = 4.75 hrs
+ = 4.75
multiply by 20 to clear the denominators, results:
+ 4(17-x) = 20(4.75)
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+ 68 - 4x = 95
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= 4x + 27
Square both sides,
25(x^2 + 81) = 16x^2 + 216x + 729
25x^2 + 2025 = 16x^2 + 216x + 729
Combine like terms on the left
25x^2 - 16x^2 - 216x + 2025 - 729 = 0
9x^2 - 216x + 1296 = 0
Simplify, divide by 9
x^2 - 24x + 144 = 0
Factors to
(x - 12)(x - 12) = 0
x = 12 miles from the opposite point to the landing point
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Check this out, find the rowing dist and walking dist
Rowing dist = = 15 mi
Walking dist = 17 - 12 = 5 mi
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Find the times
15/4 = 3.75 hrs rowing
5/5 = 1.0 hr walking
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total time 4.75 hrs
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