A boat moves 500 m at a heading of north of east in 100 s

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane

Problem

A boat moves 500 m at a heading of

60^{\circ}

north of east in 100 s. Calculate the

x

-component (east–west) and

y

-component (north–south) of the boat’s average velocity.