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Solve the Problem. -Suppose You Would Like to Cross a 219-Foot Wide River

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Solve the problem.
-Suppose you would like to cross a 219-foot wide river in a boat. Assume that the boat can travel 38 mph relative to the water and that the current is flowing west at the rate of 7 mph. What bearing
Should be chosen so that the boat will land at a point exactly across from its starting point? Give
Your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.


A) 10.6°
B) 7.1°
C) 8.5°
D) 79.4°

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