A U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat leaves Charleston, South Carolina at 2:30 p.m. heading due east at an average speed of 25 knots (nautical miles per hour). At 4:30 p.m., the boat changes course to N 17°E. At 9:00 p.m. what is the boat's bearing and distance from Charleston, South Carolina? Round all units to the nearest hundredth

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Scalars and Vectors

Scalars and Vectors are the classification of physical quantities that are used to denote various terms in physics.