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The combination of forces will cause the sailboat to move in which direction?

The combination of forces will cause the sailboat to move in which direction?-example-1
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As the boat is sailing towards the south and the direction of the wind is from east to west.

This can be represented as

Thus, the resultant direction is southwest.

The combination of forces will cause the sailboat to move in which direction?-example-1
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