OCR M4 2005 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

4 A boat \(A\) has constant velocity \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in the direction with bearing \(110 ^ { \circ }\). A boat \(B\), which is initially 250 m due south of \(A\), moves with constant speed \(6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) in the direction which takes it as close as possible to \(A\).
  1. Find the bearing of the direction in which \(B\) moves.
  2. Find the shortest distance between \(A\) and \(B\) in the subsequent motion.