Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 43PQ
A supertanker begins in Homer, Alaska, sails 125 km west, and then sails 275 km south. In which direction would it need to sail to return in a straight line to where it began?
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