A sailboat floats in a current that flows due east at 11 m/s. Due to a wind, the boat's actual speed relative to shore is 11/3 m/s in a direction 30° north of east. Find the speed and direction of the wind. Let c represent the current; this means that |c| is the speed of the moving water and c points in the direction of the moving water. Assume that the vector w gives the speed and direction of the wind and the vector v, gives the speed and direction of the sailboat relative to the shore. Which equation below represents w in terms of c and v,? O B. w=Vg +C C. W=Vg O D. w=Vg -2.c The speed of the wind is in the direction of

A sailboat floats in a current that flows due east at 11 m/s. Due to a wind, the boat's actual speed relative to shore is 11/3 m/s in a direction 30° north of east. Find the speed and direction of the wind. Let c represent the current; this means that |c| is the speed of the moving water and c points in the direction of the moving water. Assume that the vector w gives the speed and direction of the wind and the vector v, gives the speed and direction of the sailboat relative to the shore. Which equation below represents w in terms of c and v,? O B. w=Vg +C C. W=Vg O D. w=Vg -2.c The speed of the wind is in the direction of

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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