2. A man walks westward on ship with a speed of 4 km/hr. The ship' s propeller drives it 15 km/hr south. What is the actual speed of the man relative to the earth? What is the direction of its velocity?

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2. A man walks westward on ship with a speed of 4 km/hr. The ship' s propeller
drives it 15 km/hr south. What is the actual speed of the man relative to the earth?
What is the direction of its velocity?
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