A ship sets sail from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, heading due north at 8.5 m/s relative to the water. The local ocean current is 1.50 m/s in a direction 40.0° north of east. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the ship relative to the Earth in m/s? What is the angle of the velocity of the ship relative to the Earth in degrees N of E?

A ship sets sail from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, heading due north at 8.5 m/s relative to the water. The local ocean current is 1.50 m/s in a direction 40.0° north of east. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the ship relative to the Earth in m/s? What is the angle of the velocity of the ship relative to the Earth in degrees N of E?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

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