SOLUTION: A boat is sailing towards North at 3.0 m/s across a river flowing East at 1.5 m/s. Find the boat's velocity relative to the shore.

Question 1173865: A boat is sailing towards North at 3.0 m/s across a river flowing East at 1.5 m/s. Find the boat's velocity relative to the shore.
Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The velocity vector relative to the shore is the vector with the North component of 3 m/s and the East component of 1.5 m/s.

I am 129% sure that you were going to ask about the SPEED MAGNITUDE relative to the shore, instead of asking about velocity.

The speed magnitude is m/s.

Use your calculator.

Also, use the terms properly, when you create your own Math problems.

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