point D at the fastest possible time. You can walk faster along the road compared to on sand. If your walking speed on the road is 1.5 m/s, and at the sand it slows down to 1 m/s, how far should you walk along the road before you turn left and walk straight to D, on the sand?
point D at the fastest possible time. You can walk faster along the road compared to on sand. If your walking speed on the road is 1.5 m/s, and at the sand it slows down to 1 m/s, how far should you walk along the road before you turn left and walk straight to D, on the sand?
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