Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 3, Problem 56PCE
A passenger walks from one side of a ferry to the other as it approaches a dock. If the passenger’s velocity is 1.50 m/s due north relative to the ferry, and 4.50 m/s at an angle of 30.0° west of north relative to the water, what are the direction and magnitude of the ferry’s velocity relative to the water?
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