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3.5 Exercise 20

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A ship sailing in the Gulf Stream is heading 25.0º25.0º west of north at a speed of 4.00 m/s relative to the water. Its velocity relative to the Earth is 4.80 m/s 4.80 m/s 5.00º5.00º west of north. What is the velocity of the Gulf Stream? (The velocity obtained is typical for the Gulf Stream a few hundred kilometers off the east coast of the United States.)

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 3.5 Addition of Velocities, exercise 20

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