All Questions
4
questions
1
vote
2
answers
350
views
finding the theoretical speed based on current speed
A bird is attempting to fly northeast at a constant speed, but a wind blowing southward at 5 miles per hour blows the bird off course. If the bird’s overall movement (incorporating its intended ...
0
votes
0
answers
35
views
Relation between points and intermediate line connecting them
If t represents time and v represents stock value, I have the following questions:
What does the area under the curve represent?
What does the product $v_i*L_{i-1}$ represent?
What does $ \sum v_i*L_{...
- 6,574
-1
votes
1
answer
420
views
How to find the bearing and velocity of a boat on a flowing river
Point A is on the west bank of a river and point C is directly across from it on the east bank. The river is 648.6 meters wide and flows south at 2.45 km/hr. A boat wants to cross the river from point ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
680
views
How to find the resultant vector in a word problem
If the wind blows at 20 mph due West and an airplane heads South at 400 mph, what is the resultant speed and direction of the plane?
- 95