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Exercise 30

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A ship is sailing with speed and direction v⃗1\vec{v}_{1}; the wind blows apparently (judging by the vane on the mast) in the direction of a vector a⃗\vec{a}; on changing the direction and speed of the ship from v⃗1\vec{v}_{1} to v⃗2\vec{v}_{2} the apparent wind is in the direction of a vector b⃗\vec{b}.

Find the vector velocity of the wind.

Hefferon, Linear Algebra, Linear Systems, Length and Angle Measures, Exercise 30

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Adapted from Linear Algebra © 2016 Jim Hefferon. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Source: Linear Algebra. Imported at revision df2262e.