Question 196934
A boat moving 12 miles per hour north is being blown off course by a 9-mile per hour wind blowing west at what angle is the boat being moved off course.
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This can be represented by a rectangle 12 by 9 with the hypotenuse representing
the effective course of the boat
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The angle (A) of the course to north can be found by finding the tangent:
:
Tan(A) = {{{9/12}}}
A = 36.87 degrees off course