A river is flowing due east at 8 mi/h. A man heads his motorboat in the direction N 30° E in the river. The speed of the motorboat relative to the water is 12 mi/h.(a) Express the true velocity of the motorboat as a vector.(b) Find the true speed and direction of the motorboat.

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A river is flowing due east at 8 mi/h. A man heads his motorboat in the direction N 30° E in the river. The speed of the motorboat relative to the water is 12 mi/h.
(a) Express the true velocity of the motorboat as a vector.
(b) Find the true speed and direction of the motorboat.

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