document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159874>Question 1159874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat leaves the dock and travels at 5.5 knots per hour headed East.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far does it go in 4 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How far does it go in 4 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "knots is a unit of speed, = 1 nm/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> knots/hr is acceleration, tho not a commonly used unit<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the end of 4 hours, the boat's speed is 4*5.5 = 22 knots.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The average speed is (0+22)/2 = 11 knots<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*11 = 44 nautical miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Never seen \"knots/hour\" used before.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flying in Vietnam, we had airspeed in knots, maps in kilometers, altimeters in feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertical speed indicators (VSI) in feet/minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And people shooting at us.<BR>\n" );
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