Solve the problem.A point A on an island is 3.4 km from the nearest point B on the coast of the mainland. (Assume that the coast is straight.) A person in a motorboat travels straight from A to a point on the beach x km from B and then travels x km farther along the beach away from B. Find x if the person traveled a total of 5.8 km.

A. 1.0
B. 0.4
C. 1.9
D. 0.2


Answer: C

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