A migrating salmon heads in the direction N 45° E swimming 5 mi/hr relative to the water. The ocean currents in the area flow due East at 3 mi/hr. Find the true velocity of the fish as a vector and find its speed, the magnitude of this velocity vector.

A migrating salmon heads in the direction N 45° E swimming 5 mi/hr relative to the water. The ocean currents in the area flow due East at 3 mi/hr. Find the true velocity of the fish as a vector and find its speed, the magnitude of this velocity vector.

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A migrating salmon heads in the direction N 45° E swimming
8.
5 mi/hr relative to the water. The ocean currents in the area flow due
East at 3 mi/hr. Find the true velocity of the fish as a vector and find its
speed, the magnitude of this velocity vector.

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