If the fox and the chicken are left together the fox will eat the chicken.

A boat has to cross a river. When he reaches a river crossing he must use a small boat only big enough for him and one other item. Scroll down to find the speed of the boat relative to land. Softleigh found themselves in a pretty little dilemma.

A boat crosses a river from port A to port B which are just on the opposite side. The time to cross the river is dependent upon the velocity at which the boat crosses the river. A small boat is available that can hold one adult or one or two children.

B Calculate magnitude and direction of the velocity of the boat with respect to the Earth. Answer to Puzzle 56. It is only the component of motion directed across the river ie the boat velocity that affects the time to travel the distance directly across the river 80 m in this case.

He wants to cross a river but there is only one boat and it cant sustain the weight of more than two articles at time. During a country ramble Mr. The water in the river has a uniform speed of 4 ms due east relative to the Earth.

1 adult in the boat 1 child in the boat or 2 children in the boat. A man has to get a fox a chicken and a sack of corn across a river. You need to point your boat at an angle of 78 0 from the bank of the river as shown in the picture 12 0 from straight across into the current in order to go straight across the river.

If the chicken and the corn are left together the chicken will eat the corn. How many one-way trips does it take for all of them to cross the river. Also he has to make sure that the lion doesnt eat the sheep and the sheep doesnt eat the grass.