A motor boat is traveling east with a velocity of 7.3 meters/second. It experiences a current of 0.34 meters/second from the east. Find the resultant velocity of the boat and its direction.

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Karlee Lyons

14 May, 00:10

A motor boat is traveling east with a velocity of 7.3 meters/second. It experiences a current of 0.34 meters/second from the east. Find the resultant velocity of the boat and its direction.

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Buttons · Answer 1

What you need to do is: find the velocity of the boat + flow rate of the current used = net velocity of the boat. The velocity of the boat should be positive and your final answer should be able to give you the direction where the boat is headed.