SOLUTION: The following diagram shows a river with parallel banks. The river is 40 m wide
and is flowing with a speed of 1.8 m/s. A canoe travels in a straight
line from P on one bank t
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Question 836042: The following diagram shows a river with parallel banks. The river is 40 m wide
and is flowing with a speed of 1.8 m/s. A canoe travels in a straight
line from P on one bank to Q on the opposite bank 70 m downstream
from P. Given that the canoe takes 12 s to travel from P to Q,
calculate the speed of the canoe in still water and the angle to the
bank that the canoe was steered. [ plz note that QR is perpendicular
to
PR, i have not shown in the above diagram sorry for that)
------------------------------------------Q
------> 1.8 m/s
P---------------------------------------- R
<......70 m ..............................>
Answer by new_user(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can you mail me the diagram?
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