(I) Huck Finn walks at a speed of 0.70 m/s across his raft

Chapter 3, Problem 39P

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(I) Huck Finn walks at a speed of \(\text {0.70 m/s}\) across his raft (that is, he walks perpendicular to the raft’s motion relative to the shore). The heavy raft is traveling down the Mississippi River at a speed of \(\text {1.50 m/s}\) relative to the river bank (Fig. 3–42). What is Huck’s velocity (speed and direction) relative to the river bank?

FIGURE 3-42 Problem 39.

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0.70 m/s

1.50 m/s

0.70 m/s

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