A river is flowing due east at 8 mi/hr. A man heads his motorboat in the direction N30E in the river. the speed of the motorboat relative to the water is 12mi/hr
a)express the true velocity of the motorboat as a vector
b) find the true speed and direction of the motor boat.

Question

A river is flowing due east at 8 mi/hr. A man heads his motorboat in the direction N30E in the river. the speed of the motorboat relative to the water is 12mi/hr
a)express the true velocity of the motorboat as a vector
b) find the true speed and direction of the motor boat.

babynini · Answer

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babynini · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Draw in a parallelogram
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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

this vector, ie the resultant vector, is the boat's true path
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