Motion in a Plane - Result Question 59

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62. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of $8 km h^{-1}$. If the resultant velocity of boat is $10 km h^{-1}$, then the velocity of the river is

======= ####62. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of $8 km h^{-1}$. If the resultant velocity of boat is $10 km h^{-1}$, then the velocity of the river is

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(b) $6 km h^{-1}$

(c) $8 km h^{-1}$

(d) $10 km h^{-1}$

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Solution:

  1. (b) $v_r=\sqrt{v_R^{2}-v_B^{2}}$

$=\sqrt{10^{2}-8^{2}}=6 kmh^{-1}$