Question

Let a submarine be at a constant depth of 5 km. It is headed in the direction of a lighthouse. If the distance between the submarine and the base of the lighthouse is decreasing at a rate of 24 km/h when the sub is 13 km away from the base, then what is the speed of the submarine

Answer 1

24 km/h

Explanation:

Given:

Constant speed of submarine = 24 km/h

Depth under sea = 5 km

Distance of submarine from lighthouse = 13 km

Find:

Speed of the submarine

Computation:

At steady speed, the distance between both the submarine and the lighthouse base decreases at a rate of 24 km/hr.

So, when it is 13 kilometres from its starting point, the speed remains constant at 24 kilometres per hour.