Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Resources which are created by human beings are known as man-made resources.
For example, glass, rayon, nylon etc are all man-made resources.
Whereas resources which are naturally created are known as natural resources.
For example, wind, air, water etc are all natural resources.
Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options time is not a natural resource.
Construct a vector diagram. It will be a right-angled triangle. One vector (the hypotenuse) represents the heading of the boat, one represents the current and one represents the resultant speed of the boat, which I'll call x. Their magnitudes are 20, 3 and x. Let the required angle = theta. We have:
<span>theta = arcsin(3/20) = approx. 8.63° </span>
<span>The boat should head against the current in a direction approx. 8.63° to the line connecting the dock with the point opposite, or approx. 81.37° to the shore line. </span>
<span>x = sqrt(20^2 - 3^2) </span>
<span>= sqrt(400 - 9) </span>
<span>= sqrt 391 </span>
<span>The boat's crossing time = </span>
<span>0.5 km/(sqrt 391 km/hr) </span>
<span>= (0.5/sqrt 391) hr </span>
<span>= approx. 0.025 hr </span>
<span>= approx. 91 seconds</span>
