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A camel sets out to cross the desert, which is 23.9 km wide in the north-south direction. The camel walks at the uniform speed 4.26 km/hr along a straight line in the direction 35.5 ° north of East.
A) How long will it take the camel to cross the desert? Answer in units of hr.
B) Calculate the camel's eastward displacement while he crosses the desert. Answer in units of km.

Please show work.
Thanks for the help!

2007-11-03 08:41:05 · 1 answers · asked by jon s 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

1 answers

W= 23.9 km
v=4.26 km/h
A) t=S/V

S= W/sin(35.5)

B) S= W/sin(35.5) with an angle of 35.5 deg (between east to north)

2007-11-03 09:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by Edward 7 · 0 0

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