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General: Fuel Efficiency At what speed should a tugboat travel upstream so as to use the...

General: Fuel Efficiency At what speed should a tugboat travel upstream so as to use the least amount of fuel to reach its destination? If the tugboat’s speed through the water is v and the speed of the current (relative to the land) is c, then the energy used is proportional to . Find the velocity v that minimizes the energy E(v). Your answer will depend upon c, the speed of the current.

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