Mateo needs to access a point 16 km downstream on the opposite side of a straight, 4 km wide river. See diagram in image below.He can row at rate of 8 km per hour and run at a rate of 15 km per hour. Mateo has a few basic options for this trip.He can row straight across the river and then run downriver to his destination.He can row the entire distance to his destination.He can row to a point x km downriver and then run the rest of the way to his destination.How far downstream on the opposite side of the river should Mateo land, in order to minimize the amount of time required to arrive at his destination?x= mStart

Let x be the distance Mateo cover by rowing down stream and y be the distance cover by rowing…

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Mateo needs to access a point 16 km downstream on the opposite side of a straight, 4 km wide river. See diagram in image below.

He can row at rate of 8 km per hour and run at a rate of 15 km per hour. Mateo has a few basic options for this trip.

He can row straight across the river and then run downriver to his destination.
He can row the entire distance to his destination.
He can row to a point x km downriver and then run the rest of the way to his destination.

How far downstream on the opposite side of the river should Mateo land, in order to minimize the amount of time required to arrive at his destination?

x=