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A ferry approaches shore, moving north with a speed of 6.2 m/s relative to the dock. A person on the ferry walks from one side o

f the ferry to the other, moving east with a speed of 1.5 m/s relative to the ferry. What is the speed of the person relative to the dock?

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jasenka [17]3 years ago

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Speed of Ferry is towards North with magnitude 6.2 m/s

Here if we assume that North direction is along Y axis and East is along X axis then we can say

$\vec v_f = 6.2 \hat j$

Now a person walk on ferry with speed 1.5 m/s towards east with respect to Ferry

so it is given as

$\vec v_{pf} = 1.5 \hat i$

also by the concept of relative motion we know that

$\vec v_{pf} = \vec v_p - \vec v_f$

now plug in all values in it

$1.5 \hat i = \vec v_p - 6.2 \hat j$

$\vec v_p = 1.5 \hat i + 6.2 \hat j$

now if we need to find the speed of the person then we need to find its magnitude

so it is given as

$v = \sqrt{1.5^2 + 6.2^2}$

$v = 6.37 m/s$

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