Question: Ali is a Lead Engineer working on a new oil rig drilling project. The project is located outskirts of Kuwait and has no cellular

Ali is a Lead Engineer working on a new oil rig drilling

Ali is a Lead Engineer working on a new oil rig drilling project. The project is located outskirts of Kuwait and has no cellular phone service. Ali has a two-way radio that allows him to transmit messages to other Engineers on the ground. His device has a range of 8 miles in all directions. The other Engineers have similar devices that can pick up Ali's messages when they are in range of his two-way radio. On a particular day, Ali is in the project head office at the center of the project. His co-worker Mahmoud is doing a survey of the land by driving along a straight road through the project area. The road that Mahmoud is on starts 12 miles west and 12 miles south of the project's head office and ends 14 miles north and 8 miles east of the project's head office. A. Construct a model on a coordinate plane of the scenario described. B. Approximately how many miles of road will Mahmoud be able to receive Ali's messages? C. Suppose that Mahmoud drives at an average rate of 14 miles per hour. If Mahmoud starts his trip at 9 A.M., at what time should Ali expect him to first be able to receive his messages?

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