OCR M4 2003 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

4 A cruise ship \(C\) is sailing due north at a constant speed of \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). A boat \(B\), initially 2000 m due west of \(C\), sails with constant speed \(11 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) on a straight line course which takes it as close as possible to \(C\).
  1. Find the bearing of the direction in which \(B\) sails.
  2. Find the shortest distance between \(B\) and \(C\) in the subsequent motion.