Solution 8.6b

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We aassume the starting point is the origin. This means \displaystyle {{\mathbf{r}}_{0}}=0

The boat first accelerates to a point \displaystyle A say. We first must calculate the position of this point \displaystyle .

Using \displaystyle \mathbf{r}=\mathbf{u}t+\frac{1}{2}\mathbf{a}{{t}^{\ 2}}+{{\mathbf{r}}_{0}} with,

\displaystyle t=10, \displaystyle \mathbf{u}=\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j} and from part a)

\displaystyle \mathbf{a}=0\textrm{.}5\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}\ \text{m}{{\text{s}}^{-2}}

Using \displaystyle {{\mathbf{r}}_{A}}=(\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j}) \times 10+\frac{1}{2}\mathbf{a}{{t}^{\ 2}}+{{\mathbf{r}}_{0}}