Current A ship is headed due north at a constant 16 miles per hour. Because ofthe ocean current, the true course of the ship is 15 degree . If the currents are a constant14 miles per hour, in what direction are the currents running?

Current A ship is headed due north at a constant 16 miles per hour. Because ofthe ocean current, the true course of the ship is 15 degree . If the currents are a constant14 miles per hour, in what direction are the currents running?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter8: Applications Of Trigonometry

Section8.2: The Law Of Cosines

Problem 24E

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the ocean current, the true course of the ship is 15 degree . If the currents are a constant
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