The eye of a hurricane passes over Grand Bahama Islandin a direction 60.0° north of west with a speed of 41.0 km/h.Three hours later the course of the hurricane suddenly shiftsdue north, and its speed slows to 25.0 km/h. How far fromGrand Bahama is the hurricane 4.50 h after it passes over theisland?

The eye of a hurricane passes over Grand Bahama Islandin a direction 60.0° north of west with a speed of 41.0 km/h.Three hours later the course of the hurricane suddenly shiftsdue north, and its speed slows to 25.0 km/h. How far fromGrand Bahama is the hurricane 4.50 h after it passes over theisland?

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Chapter2: Vectors

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