A boat in the ocean is 3 miles

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2022-04-22

A boat in the ocean is 3 miles from the nearest point on a straight shoreline, that point is 5 miles from a restaurant on the shore. Larry Badon plans to row the boat to a point P, on the shore and then walk along the shore to the restaurant. If he walks at 4 miles per hour and rows at 3 miles per hour, at which point on the shore should he land to minimize the total travel time?

 

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