Question

a woman at a point a on the shore of a circular lake with radius 1.2 mi wants to arrive at the point B diametrically opposite A on the other side of the lake in the shortest possible time (see the figure). she can walk at the rate of 5 mi/h from C to B and row a boat at 3.5 mi/h from A to C . setting T (x) function to the time by interlaced AC, x is interlacted AC. how to move for shortest.

Answer 1

The angle θ to the diameter that she should row is; θ = 56.44°

How to find the angle of an arc?

It should be noted that;

a = 90° - θ. Thus;

b = 2θ

For any circle, the angle subtended (in radians) is equal to the arc length (d_w ) divided by the radius (1.2). Thus; d_w = 4θ .

The time required to walk this distance is given by;

t_w = 4θ/5 = 0.8θ

The distance rowed is given by: cos θ = d_r/2.4

d_r = 2.4cos θ while the time needed for it is;

t_r = 2.4cos θ/3.5

t_r = 0.6857θ

Thus, total time is;

T(θ) = t_r + t_w

T(θ) = 0.6857θ + 0.8θ

T(θ) = 1.4857θ

Now we need the critical numbers:

T'(θ) = 1 - 1.2 sin θ

At T'(θ) = 0, we have;

1 - 1.2 sin θ = 0

1/1.2 = sin θ

θ = sin⁻¹(1/1.2)

θ = 56.44°

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