Suppose the river is flowing east at 3.40 m/s and the boat is traveling south at...

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Suppose the river is flowing east at 3.40 m/s and the boat is traveling south at 4.10 m/s with respect to the river. Find the speed and direction of the boat relative to Earth. speed X Draw a picture imagining that the river has a coordinate frame moving with it. Where is the origin at t = 0? Where is the origin at t = 1 s? Now imagine that the boat is moving relative to this moving coordinate frame. Where is the boat at t = 0? Where is the boat at t = 1 s? Relative to a fixed coordinate frame on the Earth, how far and in what direction has the boat moved during this 1-second time interval? Therefore, what is its velocity relative to the Earth? m/s direction Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. south of east Suppose the river is flowing east at 3.40 m/s and the boat is traveling south at 4.10 m/s with respect to the river. Find the speed and direction of the boat relative to Earth. speed X Draw a picture imagining that the river has a coordinate frame moving with it. Where is the origin at t = 0? Where is the origin at t = 1 s? Now imagine that the boat is moving relative to this moving coordinate frame. Where is the boat at t = 0? Where is the boat at t = 1 s? Relative to a fixed coordinate frame on the Earth, how far and in what direction has the boat moved during this 1-second time interval? Therefore, what is its velocity relative to the Earth? m/s direction Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. south of east