A sailboat is headed due north, and its sail is set perpendicular to the wind, which is from the south of west. The component of the force of the wind in the direction of the heading is 480 N, and the component perpendicular to the heading (the drift component) is 650 N. What is the force exerted by the wind, and what is the direction of the wind? See Fig. 9.92.

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Wind 480 N Sail Fig. 9.92 650 N