SOLUTION: A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degre
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Question 576278: A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degree. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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The angle with the positive x-axis is arctan(50/-16) (in Q2)
Angle = 107.7 degs
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Directions are usually compass headings, with North being 0 or 360 degs, increasing clockwise.
--> 342.3 degs
Fractions of degrees are not used by boats or airplanes.
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The sea being calm is not relevant here.
