Refer to the figure shown below.
The velocity of the child and the velocity of the ship should be added vectorially to find the speed and direction of the child relative to the water surface.
The magnitude of the child's velocity is
v = √(2² + 18²) = 18.11 mph
The direction of the child's speed is
θ = tan⁻¹ (18/2) = tan⁻¹ 9 = 83.7° north of east or counterclockwise from the eastern direction.
Answer:
The magnitude is 18.1 mph.
The direction is 84° north of east.
<span>Here I think you have to find the velocity in x and y components where x is east and y is north
So as air speed indicator shows the negative speed in y component and adding it in
air speed while multiplying with the direction component we will get the velocity as velocity is a vector quantity so direction is also required
v=-28 m/s y + 18 m/s (- x/sqrt(2) - y/sqrt(2))
solving
v= -12.7 m/s x-40.7 m/s y
if magnitude of velocity or speed is required then
speed= sqrt(12.7^2 + 40.7^2)
speed= 42.63 m/s
if angle is asked
angle = arctan (40.7/12.7)
angle = 72.67 degrees south of west</span>
Yep that's correct
And transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of energy transport