A boat crosses a river of width 225 m in which the current has a uniform speed of 1.35 m/s. The pilot maintains a bearing (i.e., the direction in which the boat points) perpendicular to the river and a throttle setting to give a constant speed of 2.92 m/s relative to the water. What is the magnitude of the speed of the boat relative to a stationary shore observer? Answer in units of m/s. How far downstream from the initial position is the boat when it reaches the opposite shore? Answer in units of m

A boat crosses a river of width 225 m in which the current has a uniform speed of 1.35 m/s. The pilot maintains a bearing (i.e., the direction in which the boat points) perpendicular to the river and a throttle setting to give a constant speed of 2.92 m/s relative to the water. What is the magnitude of the speed of the boat relative to a stationary shore observer? Answer in units of m/s. How far downstream from the initial position is the boat when it reaches the opposite shore? Answer in units of m

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

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