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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A ship is headed due north at a constant 22 miles per hour. Because of the ocean current, the true course of the ship is 15°. If the currents are a constant 20 miles per hour, in what direction are the currents running? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Enter your answers from smallest to largest. Enter NONE in any unused answer blanks.)

OpenStudy (radar):

I am not too sure of this but think about it.|dw:1417214692192:dw|

OpenStudy (radar):

Find side a using the Law of Cosines|dw:1417216043312:dw|. Find the angle b using the Law of Sines. Subtract angle b from 90 degrees getting the angle to get the angle that side a is off from the horizontal. That angle, I believe is the direction of the current.

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