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Moana is a sailing from her home to a nearby island which is 215miles north and 33 miles west. There is a constant ocean current of0.50 knots moving from west to east. Moana can sail her boat at acruising speed of 5.5 miles per hour in still water.

1. What angle should Moana sail to get to the island?

2. How long will it take her to get there?

3. Moana’s friend Maui is floating on a raft that is moving withthe ocean current (meaning, he is not traveling with respect to thewater). Would Maui see Moana’s boat traveling with a speed fasterthan, slower than, or equal to what an observer standing on theshore would see? Explain your reasoning

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