Question
A man is rowing a boat at 9km/h in the river 1.5km wide in which current is 5km/h.in which direction should he head in order to get across the river in the shortest possible time? how much time will it take?
Answers
oobleck
he wants to cross straight over, so he needs to head upstream at an angle x, where
sinx = 5/9
That makes his speed across 7.48 km/hr
So, how long will it take to cover the 1.5 km?
sinx = 5/9
That makes his speed across 7.48 km/hr
So, how long will it take to cover the 1.5 km?
Henry2,
a. Vb - 5i = 9.
Vb = 9 + 5i = 10.3km/h[29.1o] N. of E. = Velocity of boat.
b. d = V*t = 1.5.
9 * t = 1.5,
t = 0.166h = 10 min.
Vb = 9 + 5i = 10.3km/h[29.1o] N. of E. = Velocity of boat.
b. d = V*t = 1.5.
9 * t = 1.5,
t = 0.166h = 10 min.