Zoe walks due west at 3km/hr on the deck of a boat which is sailing north at 15km/hr in still water (no current). Find the velocity of Zoe relative to the surface of the water. To begin your solution, use a cartesian plane with the y axis pointing north and express vzb (the velocity of Zoe relative to the boat) and vbw (the velocity of the boat relative to the water) in component form

Zoe walks due west at 3km/hr on the deck of a boat which is sailing north at 15km/hr in still water (no current). Find the velocity of Zoe relative to the surface of the water. To begin your solution, use a cartesian plane with the y axis pointing north and express vzb (the velocity of Zoe relative to the boat) and vbw (the velocity of the boat relative to the water) in component form

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.3P: If a projectile is fired from the origin of the coordinate system with an initial velocity υ0 and in...

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