How to calculate velocity of the ship in the direction of the current?

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A ship travels with velocity given by [1 2], with current flowing in the direction given by [1 1​] with respect to some co-ordinate axes.



What is the velocity of the ship in the direction of the current?



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    A ship travels with velocity given by [1 2], with current flowing in the direction given by [1 1​] with respect to some co-ordinate axes.



    What is the velocity of the ship in the direction of the current?



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      A ship travels with velocity given by [1 2], with current flowing in the direction given by [1 1​] with respect to some co-ordinate axes.



      What is the velocity of the ship in the direction of the current?



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      A ship travels with velocity given by [1 2], with current flowing in the direction given by [1 1​] with respect to some co-ordinate axes.



      What is the velocity of the ship in the direction of the current?



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          Since the problem is using velocity as a vector, we can continue that. If you want speed, the take the absolute value of the answer. We want the projection of the ship velocity onto the current velocity. Let $u=(1,2)$ the ship. Let $v=(1,1)$, the current. $$vcdot left ( fracucdot vv right )=(1.5,1.5)$$ Intuitively, we want to divide the ships velocity into x and y parts where the x part is in the direction of the current and the y part is 90 degrees to the current. You could do that any number of ways, but the easiest way to write notation, is the one shown.






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            Since the problem is using velocity as a vector, we can continue that. If you want speed, the take the absolute value of the answer. We want the projection of the ship velocity onto the current velocity. Let $u=(1,2)$ the ship. Let $v=(1,1)$, the current. $$vcdot left ( fracucdot vv right )=(1.5,1.5)$$ Intuitively, we want to divide the ships velocity into x and y parts where the x part is in the direction of the current and the y part is 90 degrees to the current. You could do that any number of ways, but the easiest way to write notation, is the one shown.






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              Since the problem is using velocity as a vector, we can continue that. If you want speed, the take the absolute value of the answer. We want the projection of the ship velocity onto the current velocity. Let $u=(1,2)$ the ship. Let $v=(1,1)$, the current. $$vcdot left ( fracucdot vv right )=(1.5,1.5)$$ Intuitively, we want to divide the ships velocity into x and y parts where the x part is in the direction of the current and the y part is 90 degrees to the current. You could do that any number of ways, but the easiest way to write notation, is the one shown.






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                Since the problem is using velocity as a vector, we can continue that. If you want speed, the take the absolute value of the answer. We want the projection of the ship velocity onto the current velocity. Let $u=(1,2)$ the ship. Let $v=(1,1)$, the current. $$vcdot left ( fracucdot vv right )=(1.5,1.5)$$ Intuitively, we want to divide the ships velocity into x and y parts where the x part is in the direction of the current and the y part is 90 degrees to the current. You could do that any number of ways, but the easiest way to write notation, is the one shown.






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                Since the problem is using velocity as a vector, we can continue that. If you want speed, the take the absolute value of the answer. We want the projection of the ship velocity onto the current velocity. Let $u=(1,2)$ the ship. Let $v=(1,1)$, the current. $$vcdot left ( fracucdot vv right )=(1.5,1.5)$$ Intuitively, we want to divide the ships velocity into x and y parts where the x part is in the direction of the current and the y part is 90 degrees to the current. You could do that any number of ways, but the easiest way to write notation, is the one shown.







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