60 50 40 30 20 10 -10 40 10 20 30 You are a lifeguard and spot a drowning child 40 meters along the shore and 60 meters from the shore to the child. You run along the shore and for a while and then jump into the water and swim from there directly to child. You can run at a rate of 4 meters per second and swim at a rate of 1 meter per second. How far along the shore should you run before jumping into the water in order to save the child? Round your answer to three decimal places.

60 50 40 30 20 10 -10 40 10 20 30 You are a lifeguard and spot a drowning child 40 meters along the shore and 60 meters from the shore to the child. You run along the shore and for a while and then jump into the water and swim from there directly to child. You can run at a rate of 4 meters per second and swim at a rate of 1 meter per second. How far along the shore should you run before jumping into the water in order to save the child? Round your answer to three decimal places.

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter1: Equations And Graphs

Section1.7: Solving Inequalities

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