How to find the speed and direction of a boat with current using vectors

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the 12 mph represent in the context of the ship's movement?
The angle of the ship's path
The speed of the current
The magnitude of the ship's vector
The direction of the ship
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the current affect the ship's movement?
It speeds up the ship
It slows down and pushes the ship
It has no effect on the ship
It changes the ship's color
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the angle used for the ship's vector when heading due north?
45 degrees
180 degrees
0 degrees
90 degrees
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the angle used for the current's vector in standard form?
90 degrees
225 degrees
135 degrees
180 degrees
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What method is used to find the resultant vector?
Subtracting the vectors
Multiplying the vectors
Dividing the vectors
Adding the components of the vectors
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the simplified form of the ship's vector?
0, 12
12, 0
12, -12
0, -12
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the speed of the ship calculated?
By taking the square root of the sum of squares of components
By adding the magnitudes of the vectors
By multiplying the ship's speed by the current's speed
By subtracting the current's speed from the ship's speed
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