SOLUTION: Solve. Jim enters a triathlon and must swim to a buoy offshore and then back again. A current of 0.5 miles per hour flows due west.
a. If Jim starts at the closest point on the sh
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a. If Jim starts at the closest point on the sh
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Question 1178896: Solve. Jim enters a triathlon and must swim to a buoy offshore and then back again. A current of 0.5 miles per hour flows due west.
a. If Jim starts at the closest point on the shoreline to the buoy, in what direction (theta) should he swim in order to arrive at the buoy? Assume that Jim’s speed swimming in still water is 2.5 miles per hour. Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.
b. What is Jim’s true speed? Round to 1 decimal place.
No way to determine this. You don't specify the orientation of the shoreline. Is it north-south? East-west? Something in between? Formulate your question properly and repost.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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