Question

You are the Captian of a Canadian Fisheries Patrol vessel, who's speed (Vp)is 21.2 mph, and is 2.6 miles (gap) behind a trawler suspected of illegal activity. The Trawler Captian tries to make it to the safety of international waters by sailing in a straight line at a speed (V) of 18 mph. V. a) Calculate the time required for the partol vessel to catch the trawler. 0.12 ga b) Calculate how far the patrol vessel sails during that time interval. Number Units o with 15 60 miles betweenyou andintermational waters, determine you catch the Distance to international waters trawler in Canadian waters. O Yes O No

Answer 1