You are participating in a canoe race in a lake. Suppose you can row your canoe at a constant speed if 5.0 km/hr relative to the water. In the race, you need to row your canoe from a buoy (A) to another buoy (B), which is located 10.0 km directly north form buoy A. Both buoys are anchored to the bottom of the lake, so they don't move with the currents in the lake. On the day of the race, the water is flowing in a direction 20.0 degrees south of west, at speed 2.0 km/hr relative to the buoys. a) in what direction do you need to aim your canoe in order to travel in a straight line from buoy A to buoy B? b) How king does it take for you to complete the race.

You are participating in a canoe race in a lake. Suppose you can row your canoe at a constant speed if 5.0 km/hr relative to the water. In the race, you need to row your canoe from a buoy (A) to another buoy (B), which is located 10.0 km directly north form buoy A. Both buoys are anchored to the bottom of the lake, so they don't move with the currents in the lake. On the day of the race, the water is flowing in a direction 20.0 degrees south of west, at speed 2.0 km/hr relative to the buoys. a) in what direction do you need to aim your canoe in order to travel in a straight line from buoy A to buoy B? b) How king does it take for you to complete the race.

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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