A Polynesian boater leaving Vanunu wishes to make landfall on an island 210Km directly south. She can paddle at 5.4 Km/Hr (relative to the water) but there is a gentle ocean current flowing 37 degrees east of due south. She compensates for that by pointing her craft at 7.8 degrees west from due south. A) How fast is the current flowing? B) How long (hours) does her j

A Polynesian boater leaving Vanunu wishes to make landfall on an island 210Km directly south. She can paddle at 5.4 Km/Hr (relative to the water) but there is a gentle ocean current flowing 37 degrees east of due south. She compensates for that by pointing her craft at 7.8 degrees west from due south. A) How fast is the current flowing? B) How long (hours) does her j

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

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