Question: Question 12 (1 point] There is a 4 km long straight beach. At one end, there is a boat anchored at A, 3 km off

 Question 12 (1 point] There is a 4 km long straight

beach. At one end, there is a boat anchored at A, 3

Question 12 (1 point] There is a 4 km long straight beach. At one end, there is a boat anchored at A, 3 km off the beach. At the other end, there is another boat anchored at B, 5 km off the beach. A sailor from the first boat is to bring a passenger to the beach and proceed to the second boat to pick up another passenger. At what point, C, along the beach should the first passenger be dropped in order to minimize the distance? Fill in the blank to answer this question. The boat would land _______ km down the beach from a point across from A. (Write your answer to 1 decimal place. Do not include units in your answer.)

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