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A small boat is headed for a harbor 35 km directly northwest of itscurrent position when it is suddenly engulfed in heavy fog. Thecaptain maintains a compass bearing of northwest and a speed of10.1 km/h relative to the water. The fog lifts 3.0 h later and thecaptain notes that he is now exactly 3.6 km south of theharbor.
(a) What was the average speed of the current during those 3.0h?
km/h
(b) In what direction should the boat have been heading to reachits destination along a straight course?
°west of north
(c) What would its travel time have been if it had followed astraight course?
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A small boat is headed for a harbor 35 km directly northwest of itscurrent position when it is suddenly engulfed in heavy fog. Thecaptain maintains a compass bearing of northwest and a speed of10.1 km/h relative to the water. The fog lifts 3.0 h later and thecaptain notes that he is now exactly 3.6 km south of theharbor.
(a) What was the average speed of the current during those 3.0h?
km/h
(b) In what direction should the boat have been heading to reachits destination along a straight course?
°west of north
(c) What would its travel time have been if it had followed astraight course?
h
gurmeet786Lv1
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Jean KeelingLv2
29 Jun 2019
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