SOLUTION: Speed and Direction of a Ship. A ship's captain sets a course due north at 12 mph. The water is moving at 10 mph due west. What is the actual velocity of the ship, and in what dire

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Question 620638: Speed and Direction of a Ship. A ship's captain sets a course due north at 12 mph. The water is moving at 10 mph due west. What is the actual velocity of the ship, and in what direction is it travelling?

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The ship is travelling at approximately ? mph and the direction in which its travelling is approximately ? degrees west of due north.
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Speed and Direction of a Ship. A ship's captain sets a course due north at 12 mph. The water is moving at 10 mph due west. What is the actual velocity of the ship, and in what direction is it travelling?
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The speed = sqrt%2812%5E2+%2B+10%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28244%29 mi/hr
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The angle wrt due North = atan(10/12) =~ 39.8 degs
--> track of 320 degs