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.

After 10 minutes, a Coast Guard boat
leaves Kingston heading due East at a
speed of 25 ft/sec. Will the Coast Guard
boat catch the ferry before it reaches Edmonds? Explain.

Simple: if a boat is going 25 ft per sec and ferry is going 1056 feet per sec with a 10 minute head start, will the boat meet the ferry?

Answer 1

First things first

Have you tried drawing it? Drawing could really help you visualize directions and location

Answer 2

that was part d. We have a picture but its not needed. I need to figure out the equation best used to calculate

Answer 3

They give you a rate at ft/sec

The reference tells you mi/hr

You want to convert the coast guards speed from ft/sec to mi/hr

Answer 4

im taking the L for this one

Answer 5

Are you allowed to use a simple calculator?

This isn't very hard. It's just a lot explained. Visualizing really helps. That's why I mentioned a drawing/figure

Answer 6

`If a boat is going 25 ft per sec and ferry is going 1056 feet per sec with a 10 minute head start, will the boat meet the ferry?`

Which is faster
25ft/sec or
1025ft/sec

Answer 7

wait i think i did my conversion wrongned;uuhawhj