Question #11727
a motorboat heads due west at 16m/s across a river that flows due south at 9.0 m/s. What is the resultant velocity?
Expert's answer
According to the Pythagorean theorem:
V = √(16² + 9²) = √337 ≈ 18.3576 m/s².
V = √(16² + 9²) = √337 ≈ 18.3576 m/s².
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