When a small boat travels north at 3 mi/h, a flag mounted on its stern forms s

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When a small boat travels north at 3 mi/h, a flag mounted on its stern forms s an angle θ = 50? with the centerline of the boat as shown. A short time later, when the boat travels east at 12 mi/h, angle θ is again 50?. Determine the speed and the direction of the wind.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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