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if the wind is pushing a boat to the east and the boats motor is pushing the boat to the north, which direction will the boat move
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if the wind is pushing a boat to the east and the boats motor is pushing the boat to the north, which direction will the boat move

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The boat will move in a direction that's somewhere between North and East. The exact direction will depend on how the speed of the wind compares to the speed of the boat through the water.

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North-East
If the wins makes it to east, then the motor goes north Then it would go North-East
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