The length of the ship in terms of Emily's equal steps is 84.
The given parameters;
Defined parameters:
The velocity of Emily when moving forward in the direction of the ship:
[tex]V_s_1 = \frac{210}{t}[/tex]
The velocity of Emily when moving in opposite direction to the ship:
[tex]V_s_2 = \frac{42}{t}[/tex]
The constant velocity of the ship:
[tex]V = \frac{d}{t}[/tex]
Apply relative velocity formula to determine the length of the ship:
For forward (same direction) motion:
[tex](V_s_1 - V)t = d[/tex]
For backward (opposite direction) motion:
[tex](V_s_2 + V)t = d[/tex]
[tex](V_s_1 - V)t = (V_s_2 + V)t\\\\V_s_1 - V = V_s_2 + V\\\\\frac{210}{t} - \frac{d}{t} = \frac{42}{t} + \frac{d}{t} \\\\\frac{210}{t} - \frac{42}{t} = \frac{d}{t} + \frac{d}{t} \\\\\frac{210 - 42}{t} = \frac{d+ d}{t} \\\\\frac{168}{t} = \frac{2d}{t} \\\\2d = 168\\\\d = \frac{168}{2} \\\\d = 84[/tex]
Thus, we can conclude that the length of the ship in terms of Emily's equal steps is 84.
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Emily sees a ship traveling at a constant speed along a straight section of a river. She walks parallel to the riverbank at a uniform rate faster than the ship. She counts 210 equal steps walking from the back of the ship to the front. Walking in the opposite direction, she counts 42 steps of the same size from the front of the ship to the back. In terms of Emily's equal steps, what is the length of the ship
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