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ERIC Number: EJ961099
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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Walking with a Slower Friend
Bailey, Herb; Kalman, Dan
College Mathematics Journal, v42 n5 p384-387 Nov 2011
Fay and Sam go for a walk. Sam walks along the left side of the street while Fay, who walks faster, starts with Sam but walks to a point on the right side of the street and then returns to meet Sam to complete one segment of their journey. We determine Fay's optimal path minimizing segment length, and thus maximizing the number of times they meet during the walk. Two solutions are given: one uses derivatives; the other uses only continuity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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