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In a swim-and-run biathlon, An Athlete must get to a point on the other side of a 50 meter wide river, 100 meters downstream fro

m her starting point. Ann can swim 2 m/sec and run 5 m/sec. What path should Ann take in order to minimize her total time?

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ludmilkaskok [199]3 years ago

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Answer:

running distance = 78,18 m

swimmingdistance = 92m

Step-by-step explanation:

Ann has to run a distance 100 - x and swim √ (50)² + x²

at speed of 5 m/sec and 2 m/sec

As distance = v*t t = d/v

Then running she will spend time doing d = ( 100-x)/5

and √[(50)² + x² ] / 2 swimming

Therefore total time of biathlon

t(x) = ( 100 - x )/5 + √[(50)² + x² ] / 2

Taking derivatives both sides of the equation we get

t´(x) = - 1/5 + [1/2 ( 2x)*2] / 4√[(50)² + x²]

t´(x) = - 1/5 + 2x / 4√[(50)² + x²] t´(x) = - 1/5 + x/2√(50)² + x²

t´(x) = 0 - 1/5 + x/2√(50)² + x² = 0

- 2√[(50)²+ x²] + 5x = 0

- 2√(50)²+ x² ) = -5x

√(50)²+ x² = 5/2 *x

squared

(50)² + x² = 25/4 x²

2500 - 21/4 x² = 0

x² = 2500*4/21

x = 21,8 m

Therefore she has to run 100 - 21,82 = 78,18 m

And swim √(50)² + (78,18)² = 92m

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