A man (M) is standing on the bank of a river that is 0.8 miles wide. He wants to reach a house (B) on the opposite shore that is 1.1 miles downstream. The man can row the boat 2.5 mph and can walk 3.5 mph. Find the distance between the house and the point (P) where he should dock his boat in order to minimize the total time he would need to reach the house. Enter the exact answer or round to the nearest hundredth. Man M House
A man (M) is standing on the bank of a river that is 0.8 miles wide. He wants to reach a house (B) on the opposite shore that is 1.1 miles downstream. The man can row the boat 2.5 mph and can walk 3.5 mph. Find the distance between the house and the point (P) where he should dock his boat in order to minimize the total time he would need to reach the house. Enter the exact answer or round to the nearest hundredth. Man M House
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Transcribed Image Text:A man (M) is standing on the bank of a river that is 0.8 miles wide. He wants to reach a house (B) on the opposite shore that is 1.1 miles
downstream. The man can row the boat 2.5 mph and can walk 3.5 mph. Find the distance between the house and the point (P) where he should
dock his boat in order to minimize the total time he would need to reach the house. Enter the exact answer or round to the nearest hundredth.
M
Man
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House
P
Transcribed Image Text:miles
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