1. We have something like this
D
1200
B ___________ C
53°
400 -
-
A
A = point where he stands
B = point on opposite shore directly across from Daniel
C = boat ramp
D = his campsite
2. We can find the distance he swims (A to C) as follows
Triangle ABC is a right triangle with angle ABC = 90°
And AC is the hypotenuse
And AB is the opposite side to the 53° angle
So
sin 53° = 400 / AC rearrange as
AC = 400 / sin 53 ≈ 500.85 ft
So....the time it takes to swim this distance is
500.85 / 150 ≈ 3.34 min
3. To answer this....we need to first know the distance BC.....this is given by
tan 53° = 400 / BC rearrange as
BC = 400 / tan 53° ≈ 301.42 ft
And DBC is a right triangle with hypotenuse DC.....this is the distance from the boat ramp to the campsite
So
DC = sqrt (DB^2 + BC^2)
DC = sqrt ( 1200^2 + 301.42^2 ) ≈ 1237.28 ft
4. Time it takes to jog to the campsite from the boat ramp =
Note : 4mph = 4 * 5280 / 3600 = 88/15 ft / sec
So distance / rate = time ....so....
1237.28 / (88/15) =
1237.28 * 15 / 88 = 210.9 sec ≈ 210.9/60 ≈ 3.52 min