A motor boat is headed East, directly across a river at 5 m/s. The current of the river is 2 m/s downstream.

a)the resulting velocity of the boat.
b)the direction of the boat
c) the distance downstream the boat will land on the shore if the river is 800 m wide.

Question

A motor boat is headed East, directly across a river at 5 m/s. The current of the river is 2 m/s downstream.

a)the resulting velocity of the boat.
b)the direction of the boat
c) the distance downstream the boat will land on the shore if the river is 800 m wide.

anonymous · Answer

a) 5.38 m/s      
b) Southeast (whatever its said-i speak spanish)  -21º        
c) 320m downstream

anonymous · Answer

and did you calculate the first one? @giovannigandov

anonymous · Answer

Okay. I calculated a and b? but what about c?

anonymous · Answer

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