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You are flying above the Gulf of Mexico in a police helicopter when you see a fast-moving boat below. The wake from the boat forms an angle of 18.1 deg on either side of the straight-line motion. Knowing that the speed of the water waves is about 1.88 m/s, what is the speed of the boat?

What do you do to solve this??

2007-02-07 12:20:49 · 2 answers · asked by strike a pose! 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

2 answers

Draw right triangle with one side the velocity of wave and other velocity of boat. You know 1 side and 2 angles so you can solve for other side (velocity of boat) using trig.

2007-02-07 16:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0 0

you need to poop all over yourself, that's the most important thing.

2007-02-07 20:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by Scratch22 1 · 0 2

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