Ask a New 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?

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

Similar Questions

A boat heads due east at 10 m/s across a river that flows due north at 6 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the boat?
1. 1 answer
An east west river is 2km wide and flows at 4 km/h E. A motorboat has a speed of 10km/h in still water. The motorboat heads due
1. 1 answer
A boat starting on one side of the river heads to the south with a speed of 1.5 m/s, the river flows to the east at .8 m/s. What
1. 1 answer
A motorboat heads due east at 8.5 m/s across a river that flows to the south at a speed of 2.5 m/s.a. What is the velocity of
1. 2 answers

more similar questions