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A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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Take the sin(∠boat)= side opposite the angle (50 km)/ (hypotenuse)
sin(∠boat)= 50/52.5
(take the invers sin of (50/52.5)
∠boat= 80.3° North West

ANSWER:
The boat's traveled 80.3° North West
A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km-example-1
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