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document.write( "A boat which travels 23.9 mi/hr at full throttle in still water is headed due north in a river that flows from west to east with a current of 6.3 mi/hr. If the boat is crossing the river at full throttle, find the bearing of the true course of the boat.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(bearing) = 23.9/6.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bearing = tan^-1(23.9/6.3) = 75.23 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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