d of 82.5 km/h for half an hour (0.500 h), the blue boat headed 22.30 south of west, and the green boat does the green boat travel, compared to the blue boat? Express your answers in km. W E S Wiley & Sons, Inc. C LG

d of 82.5 km/h for half an hour (0.500 h), the blue boat headed 22.30 south of west, and the green boat does the green boat travel, compared to the blue boat? Express your answers in km. W E S Wiley & Sons, Inc. C LG

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Problem 25PQ: Carolyn rides her bike 40.0 south of west for 5.40 miles as illustrated in Figure P3.25. What is the...

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Two racing boats set out from the same dock and speed away at the same constant speed of 82.5 km/h for half an hour (0.500 h), the blue boat headed 22.3 degrees south of west, and the green boat headed 32.6 degrees south of west. During this half-hour (a) how much farther west does the blue boat travel, compared to the green boat, and (b) how much farther south does the green boat travel, compared to the blue boat? Express your answers in km.

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