A river wide flows from west to east with a uniform speed of
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane
Problem
A river 300m wide flows from west to east with a uniform speed of 2.0ms−1. A boat can travel at 5.0ms−1 in still water and is aimed straight across, i.e. due north.
(a) Calculate the time taken by the boat to reach the opposite bank.
(b) How far downstream from the point directly opposite the start will the boat land?