Question

(b) A boat heads North at 2.4 ms-1 across a river that flows East at 1.6 ms-1. (6 marks each)

(i) Calculate the resultant velocity of the boat.
(ii) The river is 30 m wide. What is the displacement from the starting point when the boat reaches the far bank?

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