Asked by yonela
a river flows due south with a speed of 2.0m/s. a man steers a motorboat across the river;his velosity is 4.2m/s due east.the river is 800m wide.
(A) what is his velocity(magnitude and direction)relative to the earth?
(B)how much time is required to cross the river?
(A) what is his velocity(magnitude and direction)relative to the earth?
(B)how much time is required to cross the river?
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Answered by
bobpursley
b. time to go across: distanceEast/VelocityEast
a. he is heading upstream:
direction=arctan2/4.2
magnitude: speed=sqrt(4.2^2+2^2)
a. he is heading upstream:
direction=arctan2/4.2
magnitude: speed=sqrt(4.2^2+2^2)
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