The river runs straight north-south with a current 4mph south. You paddle straight from west to east and your paddling speed is 3mph. Determine your actual speed and direction on a compass. (0 degrees is north, 90 degrees is east, etc.)

Q: A speedboat moves west at 108 km/h for 15.9 min. It then moves at 60.0° south of west at 90.0 km/h…

A: The speedboat initially moves west at a speed of  which is equivalent to . During this time, it…

Q: What is the magnitude of the truck's velocity relative to the ground?

A:

Q: A plane headed due south is traveling with an airspeed of 200 miles per hour. The wind currents are…

A:

Q: Sam moves South for 1200km then he turns 70° S of E for 500km. What is his direction and…

A: Consider the diagram for the position of San as follows.

Q: An airplane has an airspeed of 550 ​km/h bearing 43° north of east. The wind velocity is 60 km/h in…

A: velocity of airplane (v)= 550 km/hr @43o north of east velocity of wind (v') = 60 km/hr @28o north…

Q: Can you help me with this problem? A bald eagle flies 5.75 m/s north relative to the air. There…

A: here velocity of bald eagle relative to air = 5.75 m/s due north The wind that is blowing east to…

Q: An airplane is known to be heading north at 61.63 m/s, though its velocity relative to the ground is…

A: Horizontal component of speed of wind is vwx=vtotcos5+90°=85.84 m/scos5+90°=-7.48m/s

Q: In an attempt to escape his island, Gilligan builds a raft and sets to sea. The wind shifts a great…

A: The given distances travelled with respect to x-axis are,

Q: 1. A man runs 135 m in a direction 20.0° east of north and then 95.0 m in a direction 35.0° south of…

A:

Q: The eye of a hurricane passes over Grand Bahama Island in a direction 60.0° north of west with a…

A:

Q: If A is a vector representing 100 km/h W15°S, what is - A? 5 A. 60 km/h N 15°E B. 60 km/h S 75°W C.…

A:

Q: Suppose Alex is navigating using a compass. She starts walking at an angle 60° north of east and…

A:

Q: Arvin the Ant is on a picnic table. He travels 30 cm northeast, then 25 cm due north, and finally 15…

A: Given data: Ant travels 30 cm northeast, then 25 cm due north, and finally 15 cm west Need to…

Q: 43

A:

Q: The Lost Drone. You and your team are exploring the edge of an Antarctic mountain range and you send…

A: Given that The angle turned after 5 minutes is β=35o east of south  The velocity vs time graph The…

Q: Miss Addy decides to travel from Ghana to the UK on Ship. The captain decides to use one of the old…

A:

Q: A falcon is flying at a bearing of 199o with an airspeed of 190 miles per hour. The wind is blowing…

A: we need to use vector addition. We can break down the velocity of the falcon and the velocity of the…

Q: In the Death Valley, Nevada, a long stretch of straight road is inclined down about 2.5° with…

A: Given   L = 45 km  θ = 2.5°

Q: A diver explores a shallow reef off the coast of Belize. She initially swims d1 -> = 80.7 m north,…

A:

Q: A Polynesian boater leaving Vanunu wishes to make landfall on an island 210Km directly south. She…

A:

Q: A speedboat moves west at 108 km/h for 22.6 min. It then moves at 60.0° south of west at 90.0 km/h…

A: The objective of the question is to find the direction of the average velocity for the entire trip…

Q: A river is flowing at a rate of 7.62 m/s due South. You are canoeing across the river at a speed of…

A: Given that:- Velocity of river=7.62m/s due south

Q: At the beginning of a 3.0-h plane trip, you are traveling due north at 192 km/h. At the end, you are…

A: The objective of the question is to find the change in direction of the velocity of the plane. The…

Q: An airplane is known to be heading north at 87.71 m/s, though its velocity relative to the ground is…

A: Resultant velocity of airplane (vr→) = 87.71 j^ m/sVelocity of plane with repect to ground (V→pg) =…

Q: A sailor in a small sailboat encounters shifting winds. She sails 8.00 km south, then 15 km 30deg E…

A: Given data: The displacement in south is a=8 km. The displacement in 30° E of N is b=15 km. The…

Q: A ship is on course for The Netherlands, heading North at 7.00 m/s. The ocean current is moving at…

A: horizontal component of velocity is  vx=1.5m/scos40°=1.149m/s

Q: A river flows due south with a speed of 2.4 m/s. A man steers a motorboat across the river; his…

A: Given, speed of the river flow, v = 2.4 msvelocity of the man relative to the water,vmw = 3.2…

Q: Relative to the ground, a car has a velocity of 16.5 m/s, directed due north. Relative to this car,…

A:

Q: An airplane pilot wishes to fly due west. A wind of 72.0 km/hkm/h is blowing toward the south.   If…

A: The wind speed Vw=72 km/h The speed of a plane with respect to air VP/A=305 km/h

Q: The compass of an aircraft indicates that it is headed due east, and its airspeed indicator shows…

A: According to the question, Also, it is given that, V→pw=150 kmhr Here, V→pw is the velocity of…

Q: In an attempt to escape his island, Gilligan builds a raft and sets to sea. The wind shifts a great…

A: d1 = 2.5 km @45o north of west d2 = 4.70 km@60o south of east d3 = 5.1 km due east d4 = 7.2 km @55o…

Q: a white tailed hawk flies into the wind at 14.9 m/s at a heading of 10.2 degrees. if the wind is…

A: Understanding the fundamentals of vector addition is required to answer the question. Here is an…

Q: An airplane flies 3 km due north from one city to another. Its airspeed is 132 m/s and a constant…

A:

Q: A light plane attains an airspeed of 490 km/h. The pilot sets out for a destination 790 km due north…

A:

Q: An airplane flies horizontally from east to west at 266 mi/hr relative to the air. If it flies in a…

A:

Q: A plane headed due south is traveling with an airspeed of 180 miles per hour. The wind currents are…

A:

Q: "Jojo is riding a boat to travel across a river whose current has velocity of 1.20 m/s westward. If…

A: Given data: Velocity of the river (vr) = 1.20 m/s, westward Velocity of the boat (vb) = 1.85 m/s

Q: An airplane flies due north through the air at a speed of  75 m/s in a wind from the west at 10 m/s.…

A: Given vp=75m/s, vw=10m/s Let's assume ground speed of plane is vg and its direction with horizontal…

Q: ow far from the kicker did the ball land?

A: Given u = 14.8 m/s Angle = 330

Q: A small boat sailed straight north out of a harbor in strong east wind (blowing from west to east).…

A: Given that:- Wind is blowing from West to east.