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Homework Statement
A river flows due North at 3.17 m/s. A boat
crosses the river from the West shore to the
East shore by maintaining a constant velocity
of 8.5 m/s due East relative to the water.
If the river is 163 m wide, how far downstream
is the boat when it reaches the East shore?
Answer in units of m
The attempt at a solution
I found the magnitude of velocity which was 9.7187 and its direction.
I used the law of motion
y)163=3.17sin(90)t+4.9t^2
to solve for x) x=8.5cos(0)(time i got for y)+4.9(time i got for y^2)
Am I going about this the right way?