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O-LevelAdditional MathematicsVectors in two dimensionsMay/June 2016Paper 1 Q78 Marks

The diagram shows a river with parallel banks. The river is 75 m wide and is flowing with a speed of 2.4 ms⁻¹. A speedboat travels in a straight line from a point A on one bank to a point B on the opposite bank, 30 m downstream from A. The speedboat can travel at a speed of 4.5 ms⁻¹ in still water. [Figure 7.1]

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This question tests Vectors in two dimensions in O-Level Additional Mathematics (syllabus code 4037). It is worth 8 marks.

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Topic

This structured question tests Vectors in two dimensions in O-Level Additional Mathematics (syllabus code 4037). It is worth 8 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Additional Mathematics May/June 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1.

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