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A ship sails north at 15 km/h but drifts westward with the tide at 8 km/h. What is the resultant velocity of the ship?

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Answered by Steve
draw a diagram of the velocities.

Recognize an 8-15-17 right triangle?
Answered by bobpursley
That is a right triangle:

speed=sqrt(15^2+8^2)
direction: arctan(8/15) W of N

That is a strong tide.
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