A boat heads directly north across a river, 68 m wide at a rate of...
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A boat heads directly north across a river, 68 m wide at a rate of 3 m/s. The current is flowing downstream (due west) at 1.9 m/s.A. What is the resultant velocity and direction of the boat? Write your angle as a bearing.B. How long does it take the boat to cross the river? (Hint: How long does it take to covert the vertical distance of 68m across the river?)C. How far downstream is the boar when it reaches the other side of the river?
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