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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A boat in calm seas travels in a straight line and ends the trip 16 km west and 50 km north of its original position. Find the direction of the trip to the nearest tenth of a degree.

OpenStudy (anonymous1):

Since the boat travelled 16 km west and 50 km north, you can imagine a triangle of width 16 km and height 50 km. |dw:1335369264455:dw| The direction of the trip will be given by the angle x indicated in the image.

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