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[In this question the unit vectors i\mathbf{i}i and j\mathbf{j}j are due east and due north respectively.]

A coastguard station O O\,O monitors the movements of a small boat.

At 08:00 the boat is at the point (3i−4j)(3\mathbf{i} - 4\mathbf{j})(3i−4j) km relative to OOO.

At 10:20 the boat is at the point (−2i−7j)(-2\mathbf{i} - 7\mathbf{j})(−2i−7j) km relative to OOO.

The motion of the boat is modelled as that of a particle moving in a straight line at constant speed.

a.

Calculate the bearing on which the boat is moving, giving your answer in degrees to one decimal place.

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b.

Calculate the speed of the boat, giving your answer in km h−1\text{km h}^{-1}km h−1

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