3 A boat travels at 2.0ms' cast towards a port, 2.2 km away. When the boat reaches the port, the passengers travel in a car due north for 15 minutes at 60 kmh. Calculate: a the total distance travelled b the total displacement c the total time taken d the average speed in ms e the magnitude of the average velocity.

3 A boat travels at 2.0ms' cast towards a port, 2.2 km away. When the boat reaches the port, the passengers travel in a car due north for 15 minutes at 60 kmh. Calculate: a the total distance travelled b the total displacement c the total time taken d the average speed in ms e the magnitude of the average velocity.

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305501607

Author:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Publisher:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Chapter1: Introduction To Statics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.26P: The velocity vector of the boat has two components: v1 is the velocity of the water, and v2 is the...

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