Asked by dave
the speed of a powerboat in still water is 47 kph. the powerboat heads directly west across the messina river. the river flows northwest at 3.5 kph. find the resulting vector of the powerboat.
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oobleck
draw the velocity vectors.
upstream hypotenuse is 47
downstream leg is 3.5
now figure the other leg's length using the Pythagorean Theorem
upstream hypotenuse is 47
downstream leg is 3.5
now figure the other leg's length using the Pythagorean Theorem
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