SOLUTION: a boat is traveling at 30 miles per hour at a bearing of 35 degrees. The river current is flowing 5 miles per hour at a bearing of 115 degrees. What will the overall velocity of t

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Question 993387: a boat is traveling at 30 miles per hour at a bearing of 35 degrees. The river current is flowing 5 miles per hour at a bearing of 115 degrees. What will the overall velocity of the boat be?

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a boat is traveling at 30 miles per hour at a bearing of 35 degrees. The river current is flowing 5 miles per hour at a bearing of 115 degrees. What will the overall velocity of the boat be?
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Draw a line starting at the Origin length 30 at 35 degs from vertical.
At the end of this line, draw a line length 5 115 degs CW from vertical.
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The result is the line from the Origin to the end of the 5 mi/hr line.
The included angle between the 2 lines is 80 degs.
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Use the Cosine Law:
c^2 = 30^2 + 5^2 - 2*30*5*cos(80)
c^2 = 925 - 300*cos(80) = 872.9055
c = 29.545 mi/hr
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Find the interior angle at the Origin using either Sine or Cosine Law.
Add that to 35 degs for the direction of the boat.