It is known that homing pigeons fly faster over land than over water. assume that they fly 10 meters per second over land but only 8 meters per second over water. if a pigeon is located at the edge of a straight river 500 meters wide and must fly to its nest located 1300 meters away on the opposite side of the river, what path would minimize its flying time?

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answer:   28.56 feet (approx)

step-by-step explanation:

since, triangle abc has measure of angle c equal to 55 degrees, measure of angle abc equal to 90 degrees, and length of bc equal to 20 feet.

we have to find out the measurement of segment ab.

therefore, tan 55° =

but bc = 20 feet.

⇒ tan 55 ° =  

⇒ ab = 20 × tan 55 °

⇒ ab = 20 × 1.42814800674

⇒ ab = 28.5629601348   ≈ 28.56 feet

step-by-step explanation:

infinity is the answer