During a voyage of the old Bass Strait ferry, The Abel Tasman, the Rip at the...

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During a voyage of the old Bass Strait ferry, The Abel Tasman,the Rip at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay caused the navigatorsome concern. He needed to sail due north, but the current wasflowing northwest at 10 km/h. In still water, the Abel Tasman has amaximum speed of 25 km/h. Find the following:

(a) the actual direction of travel if he had simply pointed theboat towards North.

(b) the course necessary to travel in the requireddirection.

(c) the ship’s velocity relative to Point Lonsdale (a fixedpoint on land).

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