a ball moves at a constant speed of 1/2 meter per second. How much time does it take the ball to move 1 meter?
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Explanation:
As you can see in the picture, we want the swimmer to go on a straight line, so the speed of the water must be equal to the speed of the swimmer along the x-axis. We also know the value of v, so we can calculate the of the cosine of the angle (alpha) between Vx and V. Thanks to the fundamental relation of gioniometry (cos^2(x) + sin^2(x) = 1) we can find the sine of alpha and calculate Vy. With Vy we can calculate the time that the swimmer will use for reaching the dock: s = Vy * t => t = s/(Vy).
I'll let you do all the calculations, you just have to plug in values.
