Answer:
The velocity of the marble relative to the water is 3.63 m/s
Explanation:
The information given are;
The velocity of the ferry relative to the water = 3.5 m/s
Direction of motion of the ferry = East
The velocity of the marble (on the ferry) relative to the ferry = 0.95 m/s
The direction of the marble = North
The (resultant) velocity of the marble relative to the water, [tex]v_R[/tex], is found as follows;
Resolution of the velocities;
Velocity of the ferry = 3.5·i + 0·j
Velocity of the marble = 0·i + 0.95·j
[tex]v_R[/tex] = Combined (resultant) velocity = √(3.5² + 0.95²) = 3.63 m/s
The velocity of the marble relative to the water = 3.63 m/s.
