Erik’s disabled sailboat is ﬂoating at a stationary location 3 miles East and 2 miles North of Kingston. A ferry leaves Kingston heading due East toward Edmonds at 12 mph. At the same time, Erik leaves the sailboat in a dinghy heading due South at 10 ft/sec (hoping to intercept the ferry). Edmonds is 6 miles due East of Kingston.

1.)Compute Erik’s speed in mph and the Ferry speed in ft/sec.

2.) Impose a coordinate system and complete this table of data concerning locations (i.e., coordinates) of Erik and the
ferry.
3.)Explain why Erik misses the ferry

Question

Erik’s disabled sailboat is ﬂoating at a stationary location 3 miles East and 2 miles North of Kingston. A ferry leaves Kingston heading due East toward Edmonds at 12 mph. At the same time, Erik leaves the sailboat in a dinghy heading due South at 10 ft/sec (hoping to intercept the ferry). Edmonds is 6 miles due East of Kingston.

1.)Compute Erik’s speed in mph and the Ferry speed in ft/sec.

2.) Impose a coordinate system and complete this table of data concerning locations (i.e., coordinates) of Erik and the
ferry.
3.)Explain why Erik misses the ferry