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Mary needs to row her boat across a 160 m-wide river that is flowing to the east at a speed of 1.5 m/s. Mary can row with a speed of 3.6 m/s. If Mary points her boat due north, how far from her intended landing spot will she be when she reaches the opposite shore? What is her speed with respect to the shore?

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Answer: 66.67 m, 44.44 s

Explanation:

Given

Velocity of flow is [tex]u=1.5\ m/s[/tex]

Mary can row with speed [tex]v=3.6\ m/s[/tex]

Width of the river [tex]y=160\ m[/tex]

Flow will drift the Mary towards east, while Mary boat will cause it to travel in North direction

time taken to cross river

[tex]\Rightarrow t=\dfrac{160}{3.6}\\\\\Rightarrow t=\dfrac{400}{9}\ s[/tex]

Flow will drift Mary by

[tex]\Rightarrow x=ut\\\\\Rightarrow x=1.5\times \dfrac{400}{9}\\\\\Rightarrow x=66.67\ m[/tex]

Velocity w.r.t shore is

[tex]\Rightarrow v_{net}=\sqrt{3.6^2+1.5^2}\\\Rightarrow v_{net}=\sqrt{15.21}\\\Rightarrow v_{net}=3.9\ m/s[/tex]

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