SOLUTION: A woman walks due west on the deck of an ocean liner at 4 mi/h. The ocean liner is moving due north at a speed of 30mi/h. Find the speed and direction of the woman relative to the
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Question 862031: A woman walks due west on the deck of an ocean liner at 4 mi/h. The ocean liner is moving due north at a speed of 30mi/h. Find the speed and direction of the woman relative to the surface of the water
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A woman walks due west on the deck of an ocean liner at 4 mi/h. The ocean liner is moving due north at a speed of 30mi/h. Find the speed and direction of the woman relative to the surface of the water
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North is 360 degrees
West is 270 degrees.
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It's a right triangle.
speed =
=~ 30.265 mi/hr
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The angle is atan(4/30)
=~ 7.59 degs (west of north)
= 352.41 degs
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