OCR M4 2010 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ea62d6d9-ac2f-44e7-8bfb-ae9aeea7109b-2_688_777_1382_683} From a boat \(B\), a cruiser \(C\) is observed 3500 m away on a bearing of \(040 ^ { \circ }\). The cruiser \(C\) is travelling with constant speed \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) along a straight line course with bearing \(110 ^ { \circ }\) (see diagram). The boat \(B\) travels with constant speed \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) on a straight line course which takes it as close as possible to the cruiser \(C\).
  1. Show that the bearing of the course of \(B\) is \(073 ^ { \circ }\), correct to the nearest degree.
  2. Find the magnitude and the bearing of the velocity of \(C\) relative to \(B\).
  3. Find the shortest distance between \(B\) and \(C\) in the subsequent motion.