Two tugs are towing a ship. The smaller tug is 15 degrees off the port bow, and the larger tug is 20 degrees off the starboard bow. The larger tug pulls twice as hard as the smaller tug. In what direction will the ship move?

answer: 8.5 degrees to the starboard side

I really don't get how you solve this question. Can someone please explain the solution?

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Two tugs are towing a ship. The smaller tug is 15 degrees off the port bow, and the larger tug is 20 degrees off the starboard bow. The larger tug pulls twice as hard as the smaller tug. In what direction will the ship move?

answer: 8.5 degrees to the starboard side

I really don't get how you solve this question. Can someone please explain the solution?

anonymous · Answer

use parallelogram rule of the vectors to find the resultant

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anonymous · Answer

20 is from vertical to 2X vector

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