A canoe has a velocity of 0.40 m/s southeast relative to the earth. The canoe is on a river that is flowing 0.50 m/s east relative to the earth. Find the velocity (magnitude and direction) of the canoe relative to the river.

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Answer:0.3568 m/s

Explanation:

Given

Velocity of a canoe is 0.4 m/s southeast relative to earth

Representing in vector form

[tex]V_{c}=\left ( 0.4cos45\right )\hat{i}-\left ( 0.4sin45\right )\hat{j}[/tex]

Also Velocity of river [tex]\left ( V_r\right )=0.5\hat{i}[/tex]

thus velocity of canoe relative to the river

[tex]V_{cr}=V_c-V_r[/tex]

[tex]V_{cr}=\frac{0.4}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}-\frac{0.4}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}-0.5\hat{i}[/tex]

[tex]V_{cr}=\left ( \frac{0.4\sqrt{2}-1}{2}\right )\hat{i}-\left ( \frac{0.4\sqrt{2}}{2}\right )\hat{j}[/tex]

magnitude of Velocity[tex]=\sqrt{\left ( \frac{0.4\sqrt{2}-1}{2}\right )^2+\left ( \frac{0.4\sqrt{2}}{2}\right )}[/tex]

[tex]V_{net}=0.3568 m/s[/tex]

[tex]tan\theta =\frac{\frac{0.4\sqrt{2}}{2}}{\frac{0.4\sqrt{2}-1}{2}}[/tex]

[tex]\theta =52.47 ^{\circ}[/tex] with east direction in clockwise direction

Velocity of a object is the ratio of distance traveled by the object with the time taken.

  • a) The magnitude of the velocity of canoe relative to the river  is 0.36 m/s.
  • b) The direction angle of the canoe is 52 degree clockwise in east direction.

What is velocity of a object?

Velocity of a object is the ratio of distance traveled by the object with the time taken.

Given information-

The velocity of the canoe is 0.40 m/s

The speed of the river is 0.50 m/s towards east relative to the earth.

The horizontal velocity of the canoe can be given as ,

[tex]v_x=0.5-v_0\cos \theta\\[/tex]

Put the values,

[tex]v_x=0.5-0.4\cos (45^o)\\v_x=0.22\rm m/s[/tex]

Thus the horizontal velocity of the canoe is 0.55 m/s.

The vertical velocity of the canoe can be given as ,

[tex]v_x=v_0\sin\theta[/tex]

Put the values,

[tex]v_x=0.4\sin(45^o)\\v_x=0.28\rm m/s[/tex]

Thus the vertical velocity of the canoe is 0.28 m/s.

Thus the magnitude of the velocity of canoe relative to the river can be given as,

[tex]v_r=\sqrt{v_x^2+v_y^2}\\v_r=\sqrt{0.22^2+0.28^2}\\v_r=0.36\\[/tex]

Thus the magnitude of the velocity of canoe relative to the river  is 0.36 m/s.

The direction of the river is,

[tex]\theta=\tan ^{-1}\dfrac{v_y}{v_x} \\\theta=\tan ^{-1}\dfrac{0.28}{0.22} \\\theta=52^o[/tex]

Thus the direction angle of the canoe is 52 degree clockwise in east direction.

Hence,

  • a) The magnitude of the velocity of canoe relative to the river  is 0.36 m/s.
  • b) The direction angle of the canoe is 52 degree clockwise in east direction.

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