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A fishing boat heads due northwest at 20.0 m/s across a river with 140° that flows due southeast at 10.0 m/s. What is the MAGNITUDE (Cosine Law) and DIRECTION (Sine Law) of the vector?

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section1.8: Some Properties Of Vectors

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