A boat is drifting to the right with a speed of 5.0 m/s when the driver turns on the motor. The motor runs for 6.0 s causing a constant leftward acceleration of magnitude 4.0 m/s^2 a) Draw a sketch of the scenario. b) Determine the displacement of the boat over the 6.0 s time interval? Give the correct sign for your answer, using a coordinate system where rightward is positive. Round the answer to two significant digits.

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A boat is drifting to the right with a speed of 5.0 m/s when the driver turns on the motor. The motor runs for 6.0 s causing a constant leftward acceleration of magnitude 4.0 m/s^2 a) Draw a sketch of the scenario. b) Determine the displacement of the boat over the 6.0 s time interval? Give the correct sign for your answer, using a coordinate system where rightward is positive. Round the answer to two significant digits.

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