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    Solving Vector Problem: Displacement from Point A

    The two titles on the right say Fifty meters and 60 degrees. Thank you.
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    Solving Vector Problem: Displacement from Point A

    Homework Statement A person walks from point A to point B as show in the picture below. What is the person's displacement relative to A? Homework Equations Law of Sines and Cosines? The Attempt at a Solution It involves vectors, and I need to divide them up into components...
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    Relative Velocity Swimmer Problem

    Sorry for wasting your time, I think I understand it now.
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    Relative Velocity Swimmer Problem

    Homework Statement A swimmer maintains a speed of 0.15 m/s relative to the water when swimming directly toward the opposite shore of a straight river with a current that flows at 0.75 m/s. (a) How far downstream is the swimmer carried in 1.5 minutes? (b) What is the velocity of the...