Algebra, trigonometry, and calculus are used in today’s challenge.
You are taking a streetcar through a city. Your destination is in the middle of a large park, and you are late. You can jump of the streetcar at any time while it is on the side of the park. Your destination is 1 kilometre from the road. The streetcar moves at 15 m/s, and you move at 5 when you run, which you will to try to be on time. You calculate when you will need to jump off the streetcar to arrive as soon as possible, and jump of exactly then. For how long do you run?