A ship is on a heading of 040° at 20 knots and a 2 knot current is flowing from 010°. Determine the Cartesian vector of the resultant velocity of the ship, using Cartesian vectors.

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A ship is on a heading of 040° at 20 knots and a 2 knot current is flowing from 010°. Determine the Cartesian vector of the resultant velocity of the ship, using Cartesian vectors.

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