Final answer:
The statement about the misconception between nautical miles and regular miles leading to the salvage ship being 20.35 kilometers from the sunken pirate ship is false as it is not related to the calculation of torque in the physics problem.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement about the salvage ship being approximately 20.35 kilometers from the sunken pirate ship due to confusion between nautical miles and regular miles is false. The confusion between units does not pertain to the physics of calculating torque or the data given in the question.
The student's question is regarding the calculation of torque applied at a point to right a ship, which requires information about the force exerted and the distance from the pivot point at which the force is applied. The concept of converting nautical miles to kilometers is related to navigation and distance measurement but is not relevant to the application of torque in this physics problem.
The distance sailed between Moi and Poi can be calculated by adding the sailing distances from Moi to Noi and from Noi to Poi. The total distance is approximately 29.95 nautical miles or 55.43 kilometers.
Furthermore, 1 nautical mile is equivalent to 1.852 kilometers. The conversion between these two units is straightforward and would not typically result in major confusion as implied in the statement.