A canoeist points their boat directly across a river perpendicular to the riverbank. They paddle at a speed of 4 km/h. The current pushes them downstream at 2.5 km/h. a. What is the resultant velocity of the canoe? Include a vector diagram in your solution b. The canoeist is trying to get to a dock directly across the river from their starting point. If the river is 800m wide, how far will they be from their destination when they arrive on the opposite bank of the river?
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
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