General Physics 1Mod 3 no. 5 A motorboat is crossing ariver that flows eastward at aspeed of 5 km/h. If the boatmaintainV DEneedstoitsnorthward course and aspeed of 10 km/h relative toan observer standing on theriverbank, what should be itsvelocity relative to the river?[Hint: Solve for vr]

Given data: The speed of river is v→rE=5 km/h. The speed of motorboat is v→bE=10 km/h.

A motorboat is crossing a river that flows eastward at a speed of 5 km/h. If the boat its needs maintain V DE to northward course and a speed of 10 km/h relative to an observer standing on the riverbank, what should be its velocity relative to the river? [Hint: Solve for vr]

A motorboat is crossing a river that flows eastward at a speed of 5 km/h. If the boat its needs maintain V DE to northward course and a speed of 10 km/h relative to an observer standing on the riverbank, what should be its velocity relative to the river? [Hint: Solve for vr]

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General Physics 1 Mod 3 no. 5

A motorboat is crossing a
river that flows eastward at a
speed of 5 km/h. If the boat
maintain
V DE
needs
to
its
northward course and a
speed of 10 km/h relative to
an observer standing on the
riverbank, what should be its
velocity relative to the river?
[Hint: Solve for vr]

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