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28 April, 14:10

Ships A and B leave port together. For the next two hours, ship A travels at 28 mph in a direction 32° west of north while ship B travels 24° east of north at 35 mph. - - What is the distance between the two ships two hours after they depart? - - What is the speed of ship A as seen by ship B?

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  1. 28 April, 14:29
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    We shall write velocities in vector form

    Ship A travels in the direction of 32 °west of north with velocity 28 mph

    V₁ = - 28 Sin 32 i + 28 Cos 32 j

    Ship B travels in the direction of 24 ° east of north with velocity 35 mph

    V₂ = 35 Sin 24 i + 35 Cos 24 j

    Their relative velocity

    = V₁ - V₂ = - 28 Sin 32 i + 28 Cos 32 j - (35 Sin 24 i + 35 Cos 24 j)

    -14.83 i - 14.23 i + 23.74 j - 31.97 j

    = - 29.06 i - 8.23 j

    Distance between them = relative velocity x time

    - 29.06 i - 8.23 j x 2

    = - 58.12 i - 16.46 j

    magnitude² = (58.12) ² + (16.46) ² = 60.40²

    magnitude = 60.40 km

    Speed of ship A as seen by ship B

    = Relative velocity of A wrt B

    = - 28 Sin 32 i + 28 Cos 32 j - (35 Sin 24 i + 35 Cos 24 j)

    = - 29.06 i - 8.23 j
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