Question: optimization Problem Dr. Octopus is chasing Spider-man. Spider-man reaches a wall and starts climbing up at a speed of 3 m/s. When Spider-man starts his

optimization Problem

Dr. Octopus is chasing Spider-man. Spider-man reaches a wall and starts climbing up at a speed of 3 m/s. When Spider-man starts his climb, Dr. Octopus is 102 m from the base of the wall and is running toward it at a speed of 5 m/s.

How many seconds after Spider-man starts climbing will Dr. Octopus be closest to Spider-man? (This is when Dr. Octopus intends to grab Spider-man with his long arms.)

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