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A ship sails north at 15 km/h but drifts westward with the tide at 8 km/h. Whatbis the resultant velocity of the ship
8 years ago

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Steve
draw a velocity diagram, and you can see that the resultant speed is

√(15^2+8^2) = 17 km/hr
8 years ago
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