2003 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 24
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A ship travels from point to point along a semicircular path, centered at Island . Then it travels along a straight path from to . Which of these graphs best shows the ship's distance from Island as it moves along its course?
Solution
The distance from Island to any point on the semicircle will always be constant. On the graph, this will represent a straight line. The distance between Island and line will not be constant though. We can easily prove that the distance between and line will represent a curve. As the ship travels from to , the distance between the ship and Island will first decrease until it reaches the point so that is perpendicular to , and then increase afterwards. Hence the answer choice that fits them all is .
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibhy_qcQXiw ~David
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