Asked by Dana


A ferry is crossing a river. The ferry is headed
due north with a speed of 2.8 m/s relative to
the water and the river’s velocity is 4.9 m/s
to the east.
a) What is magnitude of the boat’s velocity
relative to Earth

Answers

Answered by drwls
Add the two perpendicular vector velocities. The resulant magnitude can be computed using the Pythagorean theorem.

sqrt[2.8^2 + 4.9^2] = ?
Answered by Anonymous
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