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A swimmer swims 1.1 mph in still water and wants to swim to a point B due north from her starting point directly across a river. If the current is 0.2 mph due east, at what angle θ should the swimmer swim to reach point B ? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

A swimmer swims 1.1 mph in still water and wants to swim to a point B due north from her starting point directly across a river. If the current is 0.2 mph due east, at what angle θ should the swimmer swim to reach point B ? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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A swimmer swims 1.1 m p h in still water and wants to swim to a point B due north from her starting point directly across a river. If the current is 0.2 m p h due east, at what angle θ should the swimmer swim to reach point B ? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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