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A ship leaves a dock and sails 15 miles due east. The ship then sails due north and hits an ocean buoy. A rescue boat is sent to help the ship. The rescue boat travels the shortest distance
from the dock to the ship. 17 miles. How many miles north did the ship sail before it hit the ocean buoy? (Do not include units)

v: l•w•h÷2.

v: 20•6•8 ÷2

v: 960÷2

v: 480

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet