A cabin is four miles from a point P straight to the nearest road. A town is 20 miles down the road from P. Off the road a person can ride at 3mph. On the road he same person can ride 7mph.

Express the time it takes from the town to the cabin as a function of the distance x.

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A cabin is four miles from a point P straight to the nearest road. A town is 20 miles down the road from P. Off the road a person can ride at 3mph. On the road he same person can ride 7mph. 

Express the time it takes from the town to the cabin as a function of the distance x.

triciaal · Answer

can you do a sketch from the information given?

anonymous · Answer

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triciaal · Answer

still working on it    need to put in your distances

triciaal · Answer

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