Question 401124: Hi, please help me with this problem:
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. Round to the nearest tenth.
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Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi, please help me with this problem:
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. Round to the nearest tenth.
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As the boat heads north it would drift eastward with the current making an angle with the direct line across whose tan x = 6.5/23.9 Using the tan inverse function on my calculator, the angle x is=15.21 deg. The bearing of the landing point from the starting point is N15.21degE
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