A Sailor Climbs To The Top Of The Mast 15 M Above The Deck To Look For Land While His Ship Moves Steadily Forward Thro 1 (290.83 KiB) Viewed 40 times
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A sailor climbs to the top of the mast, 15 m above the deck, to look for land while his ship moves steadily forward through calm waters at 4.0 m/s. Unfortunately, he drops his spyglass to the deck below. Part B Where does it land with respect to a fisherman sitting at rest in his dingh as the ship goes past? Assume that the fisherman is even with the mast at the instant the spyglass is dropped.
How fast must a plane fly along the earth's equator so that the sun stands still relative to the passengers? Give your answer in both km/hr and mph. In which direction must the plane fly, east to west or west to east? east to west west to east
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