Question

You are on the south bank of the river in your canoe you need to reach the north bank you know that you can row your canoe at 2 m/s in still water but the river is flowing 1 m/s due west, at what angle would respect to the north bank should you row your canoe at

Answer 1

Answer:

(θ) = 60°

Explanation:

Given:

Speed of canoe Vc = 2 m/s

Speed of River Vr = 1 m/s

Computation:

Vc (Cosθ) = Vr

2 (Cosθ) = 1

(Cosθ) =  1 / 2

(Cosθ) = (Cos60)

(θ) = 60°