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A small ship capable of making a speed of 6 knots through still water maintains a headin...

A small ship capable of making a speed of 6 knots through still water maintains a heading due east while being set to the south by an ocean current. The actual course of the boat is from A to B, a distance of 10 nautical miles that requires exactly 2 hours. Determine the speed of the current and its direction measured clockwise from the north.

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