document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862031>Question 862031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think I'm reading incorrectly I am continually getting the wrong answer.  Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #519420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=519420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "North is 360 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "West is 270 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+30%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+30%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 30.265 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle is atan(4/30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 7.59 degs (west of north)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 352.41 degs<BR>\n" );
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