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17 July, 03:41

A ship leaves the island of Guam and sails a distance 255 km at an angle 49.0 o north of west. Part A: In which direction must it now head so that its resultant displacement will be 125 km directly east of Guam? (Express your answer as an angle measured south of east) Part B: How far must it sail so that its resultant displacement will be 125 km directly east of Guam?

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  1. 17 July, 06:15
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    We shall represent displacement in vector form. Consider east as x axes and north as Y axes west as - ve x axes and south as - ve Y axes. 255 km can be represented by the following vector

    D₁ = - 255 cos 49 i + 255 sin49 j

    = - 167.29 i + 192.45 j

    Let D₂ be the further displacement which lands him 125 km east. So the resultant displacement is

    D = 125 i

    So

    D₁ + D₂ = D

    - 167.29 i + 192.45 j + D₂ = 125 i

    D₂ = 125 i + 167.29 i - 192.45 j

    = 292.29 i - 192.45 j

    Angle of D₂ with x axes θ

    tan θ = - 192.45 / 292.29

    = - 0.658

    θ = 33.33 south of east

    Magnitude of D₂

    D₂² = (192.45) ² + (292.29) ²

    D₂ = 350 km approx

    Tan
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