A Submarine Can Travel 30mi/hr Submerged and 60mi/hr on the Surface.The

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A submarine can travel 30mi/hr submerged and 60mi/hr on the surface.The submarine must stay submerged if within 200 miles of shore.Suppose that this submarine wants to meet a surface ship 200 miles off shore.The submarine leaves from a port 300 miles along the coast from the surface ship.What route of the type sketched below should the sub take to minimize its time to rendezvous? Give the value of y to 2 decimal places.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of an electrically charged membrane potential in neurons or muscle cells, facilitating signal transmission.

Neural Impulse

The electrical signal transmitted along a neuron that allows for communication between neurons in the brain and nervous system.

Synaptic Gap

The tiny space between neurons, across which neurotransmitters travel to carry signals from one neuron to another.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another, influencing various bodily functions.