A boat is headed due east across a river at a velocity of 25 meters/second with respect to the water. The velocity of the river current is 2.7 meters/second due north. What is the angle at which the boat will deviate from its original path?

(A) 6.2
(B) 5.0
(C) 0.2
(D) 9.2
NEED HELP ASAP

Question

A boat is headed due east across a river at a velocity of 25 meters/second with respect to the water. The velocity of the river current is 2.7 meters/second due north. What is the angle at which the boat will deviate from its original path?

(A) 6.2
(B) 5.0
(C) 0.2
(D) 9.2
NEED HELP ASAP

binary3i · Answer

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so the boat will get an additional velocity of river in the direction of river as shown in the graph. add this two vectors and get the resultant vector which is your answer.

shamim · Answer

$$\tan \theta =\frac{ 2.7 }{ 25 }$$