2. Next, Austyn heads off to the White-Water Canyon Ride. The speed of the water current is as indicated in the diagram. Austyn can steer the raft at a constant speed of 3 km/h. When at a narrow path of 8 m wide his raft gets to the far-left side of the stream, as indicated on the diagram. (round all answers to one decimal place) 8m Albiste Watera b) VAustyn = 3 (still water) km h Austyn B Vcurrent = 0.5 km h a) If Austyn steers the raft in a direction perpendicular to the current, what would be the rafts' resultant velocity? Draw a diagram to illustrate your solution. Suppose that Austyn had wished to aim his raft, right across the path. Determine the direction he must head to, so that he can get to the point B (right across the stream).

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2. Next, Austyn heads off to the White-Water Canyon Ride. The speed of the water current is as indicated in the
diagram. Austyn can steer the raft at a constant speed of 3 km/h. When at a narrow path of 8 m wide his raft gets to
the far-left side of the stream, as indicated on the diagram.
(round all answers to one decimal place)
8m
Albiste
Watera
b)
VAustyn = 3 (still water)
km
h
Austyn
B
Vcurrent = 0.5
a) If Austyn steers the raft in a direction perpendicular to the current, what would be the rafts' resultant velocity?
Draw a diagram to illustrate your solution.
km
h
c) How many seconds would it take Austyn to cross the river in question b)?
Suppose that Austyn had wished to aim his raft, right across the path. Determine the direction he must head to, so
that he can get to the point B (right across the stream).
Transcribed Image Text:2. Next, Austyn heads off to the White-Water Canyon Ride. The speed of the water current is as indicated in the diagram. Austyn can steer the raft at a constant speed of 3 km/h. When at a narrow path of 8 m wide his raft gets to the far-left side of the stream, as indicated on the diagram. (round all answers to one decimal place) 8m Albiste Watera b) VAustyn = 3 (still water) km h Austyn B Vcurrent = 0.5 a) If Austyn steers the raft in a direction perpendicular to the current, what would be the rafts' resultant velocity? Draw a diagram to illustrate your solution. km h c) How many seconds would it take Austyn to cross the river in question b)? Suppose that Austyn had wished to aim his raft, right across the path. Determine the direction he must head to, so that he can get to the point B (right across the stream).
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