Answer:
The boat will be 74 .17 meters downstream by the time it reaches the shore.
Explanation:
Consider the vector diagrams for velocity and distance shown below.
converting 72 miles per hour to km/hr
we have 72 miles per hour 72 × 1.60934 = 115.83 km/hr
The velocity vectors form a right angled triangle, and can be solved using simple trigonometric laws
This is the vector angle with which the ship drifts away with respect to its northward direction.
<em>From the sketch of the displacement vectors, we can use trigonometric ratios to determine the distance the boat moves downstream.</em>
Let x be the distance the boat moves downstream.d
∴The boat will be 74 .17 meters downstream by the time it reaches the shore.
