An island is 1 mi due north of its closest point along a straight shoreline. a visitor is staying at a cabin on the shore that is 15 mi west of that point. the visitor is planning to go from the cabin to the island. suppose the visitor runs at a rate of 6 mph and swims at a rate of 2.5 mph. how far should the visitor run before swimming to minimize the time it takes to reach the island? round your answer to three decimal places and omit units from the answer box.

Apositive rod is placed to the left of sphere a, and the spheres are separated. which best describes the spheres? sphere a is negative and sphere b is positive because protons from sphere a are attracted to the rod and move to sphere b. sphere a is negative and sphere b is positive because electrons from sphere b are attracted to the rod and move to sphere a. sphere a is positive and sphere b is negative because electrons from the rod move to sphere b and protons then move to sphere a. sphere a is positive and sphere b is negative because protons move from sphere b to the rod and also to sphere a.

Waves that cause the most damage during an earthquake are a. surface waves c. s waves b. p waves d. ocean waves

How does the electric potential energy between two charged particles change if one particle is reduced by a factor of 3? a. increased by a factor of 3 b. it is decreased by a factor of 9 c. it is reduced by a factor of 3 d. it is increased by a factor of 9