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A battleship steams due east at 24 km/h. A submarine 4.0 km away fires a torpedo that has a speed of 50 km/h; see Fig. If the bearing of the ship as seen from the submarine is 200 east of north, (a) in what direction should the torpedo be fired to hit the ship, and (b) what will be the running time for the torpedo to reach the battleship?
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11 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
11 Years ago
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Round off to two significant figures,
t = 6.6 min
Therefore, the torpedo will hit the battleship in 6.6 min .