Question

A person in a rowboat two miles from the nearest point on a straight shoreline wishes to reach a house six miles farther down the shore. if the person can row at a rate of 3 mi/h and walk at a rate of 5 mi/h, find the least amount of time required to reach the house. how far from the house should the person land the rowboat?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we know that time it takes the person to travel at distance is given by t = distance / rate .So in the attached file, you can see the step by step solution for this problem.
And the answer for this question is: The person should walk 6 - 1.5 miles or 4.5 miles along the shore