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Boat velocity 4 m/s north, current 3 m/s east. Resultant speed magnitude is:

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About This Question

Subject
physics
Chapter
kinematics
Topic
relative motion
Difficulty
Easy
Year
2025
Tags
Vector AdditionResultant

Solution

Correct Answer:

5 m/s

The boat's resultant velocity is the vector sum of its velocity in still water and the river current velocity. Since North and East are perpendicular: .

This easy difficulty physics question is from the chapter kinematics, covering the topic of relative motion. It appeared in the 2025 exam.

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