3. Penny drops a leaf into the water which runs east downstream. She measures the distance the leaf travels as 3.0 meters in 9.0 seconds. Penny then swims across the river, orienting herself perpendicular to the water, and lets the river current carry her downstream. She swims across the 57 m wide river in 47 seconds. a. Sketch the overall vectors of the velocities of the person to the water, the water to the ground and the person to the ground. Write the equation for the velocity of the person relative to the ground with the appropriate subscripts

3. Penny drops a leaf into the water which runs east downstream. She measures the distance the leaf travels as 3.0 meters in 9.0 seconds. Penny then swims across the river, orienting herself perpendicular to the water, and lets the river current carry her downstream. She swims across the 57 m wide river in 47 seconds. a. Sketch the overall vectors of the velocities of the person to the water, the water to the ground and the person to the ground. Write the equation for the velocity of the person relative to the ground with the appropriate subscripts

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter3: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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