Mission VP6 Relative Velocity and River Boats

Mission VP6 focuses on the scenario of a motorized boat crossing a river in the presence of a current. The mission consists of 37 questions organized into 9 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...

• The student should be able to recognize the interdependence of the various kinematic and vector quantities associated with the motion of a river boat across a river in the presence of a current.
• The student should be able to calculate the values of the various kinematic quantities (time, distance, and velocity) for the motion of a river boat across a river in the presence of a current.

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• If a boat heads straight across a river, what effect will the river current have upon the subsequent motion?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, what effect will a changing river velocity have upon the location where the boat lands on the opposite shore?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, what effect will a changing river velocity have upon the time to cross the river?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, what effect will a changing boat speed have upon the location where the boat lands on the opposite shore?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, what effect will a changing boat speed have upon the time to cross the river?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, how can the time to reach the opposite shore be determined from the width of the river?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, how can the distance downstream be determined?
• If a boat heads straight across a river, how can the resultant velocity of the boat be determined from the boat speed and river velocity?

Relative Velocity and River Boat Problems