The magnitude of Ernie's resultant velocity is [tex]V=8.72m/s[/tex].
Velocity:
Velocity is the direction in which an object is moving and serves as a measure of the rate at which its position is changing as seen from a specific point of view and as measured by a specific unit of time. In kinematics, the area of classical mechanics that deals with the motion of bodies, velocity is a fundamental idea.
Given,
Ernie's swimming rate with respect to the river [tex]V_{ER} =6.2 m/s[/tex]
River's current rate [tex]V_{R}=10.7 m/s[/tex]
Hence,
The magnitude of Ernie's resultant velocity
[tex]V[/tex] = [tex]V_{R} -V_{ER}=10.7i - 6.2j[/tex]
[tex]V=\sqrt{(10.7)^{2}-(6.2)^{2} }[/tex]
[tex]V=8.72m/s[/tex]
Hence,
The magnitude of Ernie's resultant velocity is [tex]V=8.72m/s[/tex].
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