A passenger walks from one side of a ferry to the other as it approaches a dock. Passenger's velocity is 1.60 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. a) What is the magnitude of the ferry's velocity relative to the water? b) What is the direction of the ferry's velocity relative to the water?

A passenger walks from one side of a ferry to the other as it approaches a dock. Passenger's velocity is 1.60 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. a) What is the magnitude of the ferry's velocity relative to the water? b) What is the direction of the ferry's velocity relative to the water?

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Chapter3: Two-dimensional Kinematics

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Problem 60PE: (a) Another airplane is flying in a jet stream that is blowing at 45.0 m/s in a direction 20° south...

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