A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of S 62 ° W at 6 knots for 20 min . Then the boat changes to a new course of S 30 ° W at 4 knots for 1 .5 hr . a. How far is the boat from the marina? b. What course should the boat follow for its return trip to the marina?
A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of S 62 ° W at 6 knots for 20 min . Then the boat changes to a new course of S 30 ° W at 4 knots for 1 .5 hr . a. How far is the boat from the marina? b. What course should the boat follow for its return trip to the marina?
Solution Summary: The author calculates the distance between the marina and the boat, based on the following diagram.
A fishing boat leaves a marina and follows a course of
S
62
°
W
at
6
knots for
20
min
. Then the boat changes to a new course of
S
30
°
W
at
4
knots for
1
.5 hr
.
a. How far is the boat from the marina?
b. What course should the boat follow for its return trip to the marina?
1. A bicyclist is riding their bike along the Chicago Lakefront Trail. The velocity (in
feet per second) of the bicyclist is recorded below. Use (a) Simpson's Rule, and (b)
the Trapezoidal Rule to estimate the total distance the bicyclist traveled during the
8-second period.
t
0 2
4 6 8
V
10 15
12 10 16
2. Find the midpoint rule approximation for
(a) n = 4
+5
x²dx using n subintervals.
1° 2
(b) n = 8
36
32
28
36
32
28
24
24
20
20
16
16
12
8-
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
12
8
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
=
5 37
A 4 8 0.5
06
9
Consider the following system of equations, Ax=b :
x+2y+3z - w = 2
2x4z2w = 3
-x+6y+17z7w = 0
-9x-2y+13z7w = -14
a. Find the solution to the system. Write it as a parametric equation. You can use a
computer to do the row reduction.
b. What is a geometric description of the solution? Explain how you know.
c. Write the solution in vector form?
d. What is the solution to the homogeneous system, Ax=0?
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