What is the speed of the new steamship?

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The discussion revolves around determining the speed of a new steamship based on its travel from point A to point B and back. The problem involves understanding the relationship between distance, time, and the angle of travel.

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  • The original poster attempts to establish a relationship between the distance traveled, the time taken for each leg of the journey, and the angle of travel. Participants question the clarity of the setup and the assumptions made regarding the conditions of the journey.

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in order to find out the speed of a new steamship,a scientist comes up with a idea to slove it:He makes the steamship sail from A to B and then return to A from B(look at the image). only when the angle between the line AB and the direction of the sreamship is a,the streamship can sail though the line AB,and the time it takes is t1. and the time of coming back though BA is t2. the distance of AB is S. question:what is the speed of the new streamship?
 

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