Answer:
The lifeguard should run across the shore a distance of 48.074 m before jumpng into the water in order to minimize the time to reach the child.
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a problem of optimization.
We have to minimize the time it takes for the lifeguard to reach the child.
The time can be calculated by dividing the distance by the speed for each section.
The distance in the shore and in the water depends on when the lifeguard gets in the water. We use the variable x to model this, as seen in the picture attached.
Then, the distance in the shore is d_b=x and the distance swimming can be calculated using the Pithagorean theorem:

Then, the time (speed divided by distance) is:

To optimize this function we have to derive and equal to zero:
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, the lifeguard should run across the shore a distance of 48.074 m before jumpng into the water in order to minimize the time to reach the child.
Answer:
the unit rate is 1/10.
Step-by-step explanation:
4/40 divided by 4 equals 1/10
Answer: 1*(69/100)^0*(31/100)^4 = 0.0092 or 0.0092*100 = 0.92%
First, find the probability of each event:
1) the probability that the spinner will land on a 7.
Since the spinner is split 4 equal sections and there is only 1 sector with 7, we can say the probability of getting a 7 is 1/4 as there is only 1 of 7 out of the total of 4 sections.
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2) the probability that the spinner will land on B.
Since the spinner is split into 3 equal sections, and there is only 1 sector for B, we can say the probability of getting B is 1/3.
To find the probability of 2 events, we need to multiply the two probabilities.
1/4*1/3 = 1/12
So the answer is 1/12.
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