River Boat Problems

Case III:- River boat problems 

Now initially a boat or swimmer is at one bank of river (let say at point A) swimmer or boat man wants to cross the river and to reach the other bank of river by the concept of relative motion.

V_br = = V_b – V_r

V_b = V_br + V_r

Along y-axis (perpendicular to river flow)

(V_b)_y = (V_br)_y + (V_r)_y

(V_b)_y = V_br  + 0

Displacement along y-axis = d

Time taken to cross the river = t

 

 

Time take to cross the river 

For minimum time or shortest time to cross the river

 

 

But in this case swimmer will not reach just opposite point he will cross the river and reach the other bank of river.

Drifting:- Horizontal distance due to river flow, when swimmer reach opposite bank of river. It is denoted by x

Now again    V_br = V_b - V_r

Along x –axis  (V_br)_x = (V_b)_x –(V_r)_x

-V_br sinq = (V_b)_x –V_r

Disp. Along x-axis (Drifting) = x

 

 

 

Drifting in case of shorter time

 

Drifting = 0

 

V_r – V_br sinq = 0

 

Unique angle to reach just opposite point of the river

Now    General value of time

 

 

 

Down the stream and up the stream

Down the stream

 

up the stream

 

 

Note: Above Case is also applicable in escalator or moving belt.

Example: A river is flowing due east with speed 3 km/hr. A boat is crossing the river with speed 5 km/hr with respect to still water. Fnd time taken by the boat if boat reaches just opposite point on the other bank of river. Given river width is 0.5 Km.

Solution.     V_r = 3km/h

V_br = 5 km/h

d = 0.5 km

Reaching just opposite point

 

Case:- 4  Rain and umbrella problems

Case:- 4  Rain and umbrella problems

A person is moving with light walking speed of 3 km/h observe that rain is falling at angle of 37^o with vertical if man increases his speed to 5 km/h he observe that rain is falling now in vertical direction. Find speed of rain with respect to ground.

Solution:-

Let velocity of rain is 

Case I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3b = 4a-12

Case II:-

 

 

 

a = 5

Now        3b = 4a -12

3b = 4 x 5 - 12

 

 

  

 

Case I

A motorboat going downstream overcame a raft at a point A;  t = 60 min later it turned back and after some time passed the raft at a distance l = 6.0 km below the point A. Find the velocity  of the flow assuming  that the  engine worked  in one regime in both directions .

Solution: Please see the video

Case 2

Two swimmers start swimming from point ‘A’ on one bank  of the river  to reach point ‘B’ lying right across on the other bank. One of them crosses the river along the straight line AB while the other swims at right angles to the stream and then walks the distances that the he has been carried away by the stream with velocity u to reach point ‘B’. Find at what value of u, both will reach point ‘B’ simultaneously? If the stream velocity is v₀ = 2.0 km /h and velocity of each swimmer relative to the water is v’ = 2.5 km /h?

Solution: Please see the video

Case 3

An elevator car, whose floor – to –ceiling distance is 2.7m, starts ascending with constant  acceleration a = 1.2 m/ s²; 2 s after the start a bolt  starts falling from the ceiling of the car. Find the:

(a) bolt’s free fall time.

(b) Displacement and the distance covered by the bolt during the free fall in references frame fixed to the elevator shaft.

Solution: Please see the video