River Boat Motion

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River Boat Motion

### Formula:

$$\vec{v}_{BR}=\vec{v}_{BW}+\vec{v}_{WR}$$

### Terminologies:

- v⃗_BR → Velocity of boat with respect to river bank.

- v⃗_BW → Velocity of boat with respect to water.

- v⃗_WR → Velocity of water with respect to river bank.

- Relative velocity β†’ Velocity of one object measured with respect to another object.

### Usage:

- Used in river crossing problems to calculate effective velocity of a boat.

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