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Suppose a ship heads directly north away from the docks in a harbor at a speed of 3.80 km/h. After traveling 2.50 km, the ship leaves the harbor encountering an ocean current moving due west at 3.00 km/h. Find the location of the ship (distance from the dock in km and direction in degrees counterclockwise from the east) 1.00 h after it leaves the dock if it does not change its direction relative to the ocean.

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Answer:

R = 3,936 km θ=105º

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a problem of vector addition, let's find it takes time for the ship to reach the ocean

v1 = x1 / t1

t1 = 2.50 / 3.80

t1 = 0.658 h

Let's analyze how much travel time is left

t2 = 1 h - t1

t2 = 1 - 0.658

t2 = 0.342 h

This is the time he walked by the ocean, let's calculate every distance he traveled

X axis

v2 = -3.00 km / h

x = v t

x2 = -3.00 * 0.342

x2 = - 1,026 km

Axis y

v1 = 3.80 km / h

y2 = v1 t2

y2 = 3.80 0.342

y2 = 1.30 km

The total distance on each axis is

xall = x2

xall = -1,026 km

y all = 2.5 + y2

y all = 2.5 + 1.3

y all = 3.8 km

Let's calculate the distance and angle from the pier with the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometry

R² = xall² + yall²

R = √(1,026² + 3.8²)

R = 3,936 km

tan θ = yall / xall

tan θ = 3.8 / 1.026

θ = tan -1 (3.70)

θ = 75º

The angle measured from the x axis (East) is 180 - 74 = 105º

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