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    What Is the Minimum Horsepower Required to Prevent a Ship from Sinking?

    Homework Statement In order to keep a leaking ship from sinking, it is necessary to pump 12.0 of water each second from below deck up a height of 1.50 and over the side. What is the minimum horsepower motor that can be used to save the ship? Homework Equations W=F*d 1 horse...
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    Projectile motion of a sailboat

    Thanks for reply! I forgot to convert that to km. :)
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    Projectile motion of a sailboat

    Homework Statement A sailboat runs before the wind with a constant speed of 3.9m/s in a direction 44 north of west. How far west has the sailboat traveled in 23min ? How far north has the sailboat traveled in 23min ? Answer in two sigfigs Homework Equations hypothesis*cos(theta)=x...