This is the rate of distance traveled per unit of time, without regard to direction.
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Let vb be the velocity of the motorboat and let vs be the velocity of the stream.
We know that when she drives upstream the velocity is 8 m/s, in this scenario the velocities point in opposite directions, then we have the equations:
When she drives downstream the velocites point in the same direction then we have the equation:
hence we have the system of equations:
Solving the first equation for the velocity of the boat we have:
Plugging this in the second equation we have:
Therefore, the velocity of the stream is 2 m/s
B. At the equator
Explanation:
The energy coming from the Sun hits the Earth's surface at different angles, depending on the latitude of the place. The more perpendicular the ray of lights hit the surface, the more the energy transmitted to the Earth's surface, the warmer the location.
The angle at which the ray of lights hit the Earth is related to the latitude: in particular, the ray of lights arrive perpendicular at the equator (), they arrive at larger angle in the United States (which is located at intermediate latitudes) and they arrive at the largest angles at the poles. For this reason, the sun's most energy is concentrated at the equator.