You're flying from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM to an undisclosed location 73 km south and 167km east. Mt. Rainier is located approximately 56 km east and 40km south of JBLM. If you are flying at a constant speed of 800 km/hr, how long after you depart JBLM will you be closest to Mt. Rainier?
Linear Function - need help
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Harry_the_cat
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Start with a diagram. Place JBLM at the origin and locate the other points. Have you done that? What could you do next?
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After you show your drawing, the next step depends on what techniques you have learned, so we really need some context. This is a large part of the reason we ask you to show work and ask specific questions:
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Among possible methods I can think of are using calculus to minimize a distance function; using geometry or trigonometry to find a perpendicular; using vectors to project the point on the line; ... . You'll have to tell us if you know any of those things, or if some particular topic has just been taught that might be useful.