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Feb 5, 2020
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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

 

cool cool cool

Feb 5, 2020

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