document.write( "Question 1058402: Hey Guys I'm currently stuck with this problem. I was able to solve (a) already but (b) is giving me a hard time.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A man wishes to row the shortest possible distance from north to south across a river which is flowing at 3 km/hr from the east. He can row at 4 km/hr.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) In which direction should he steer?
\n" ); document.write( "At an angle (in degrees) of 48.59025877 east of south.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Suppose that when the man is in the middle of the river, a wind of 5 km/hr from the southwest starts.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In which direction should he steer to move straight across the river?
\n" ); document.write( "At an angle (in degrees) of XXXX west or east of south.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which bank of the river will the rower reach first?
\n" ); document.write( "The south bank, the north bank or neither.
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Hey Guys I'm currently stuck with this problem. I was able to solve (a) already but (b) is giving me a hard time.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) In which direction should he steer?
\n" ); document.write( "At an angle (in degrees) of 48.59025877 east of south.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Suppose that when the man is in the middle of the river, a wind of 5 km/hr from the southwest starts.
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\n" ); document.write( "The wind is not the same as the current.
\n" ); document.write( "You have to have specs on the effects of the wind. A 5 knot wind will not move a boat at 5 knots.
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