A fishing boat is anchored 9 km away
from the nearest point on the shore. A
messanger must be sent from the fishing
boat to a camp, 15 km from the point
on shore closest to boat. If the messanger
can walk at a speed of 5 km per hour
and can row at 4 km/h, determine the
distance of that point (in km) from the
shore, where he must land so as to
reach the shore in least possible time.
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