A straight river flows east at a speed of 12 mi/h. A boater starts at the south shore of the river and heads in a direction 60° from the shore (see the figure). The motorboat has a speed of 22 mi/h relative to the water. (Assume that the i vector points east, and the j vector points north.) N 60° (a) Express the velocity of the river as a vector in component form. 12i

A straight river flows east at a speed of 12 mi/h. A boater starts at the south shore of the river and heads in a direction 60° from the shore (see the figure). The motorboat has a speed of 22 mi/h relative to the water. (Assume that the i vector points east, and the j vector points north.) N 60° (a) Express the velocity of the river as a vector in component form. 12i

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Chapter2: Vectors

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