A small ship capable of making a speed of 7.0 knots through still water maintains a heading due east while being set to the south by an ocean current. The actual course of the boat is from A to B, a distance of 9.8 nautical miles that requires exactly 1.6 hours. Determine the speed vc of the current and its direction θ measured clockwise from the north.

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A small ship capable of making a speed of 7.0 knots through still water maintains a heading due east while being set to the south by an ocean current. The actual course of the boat is from A to B, a distance of 9.8 nautical miles that requires exactly 1.6 hours. Determine the speed vc of the current and its direction θ measured clockwise from the north.

N(0)
-E(90°)
14°
B
Transcribed Image Text:N(0) -E(90°) 14° B
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