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A ship sails due east according to compass. If declination at that place is `19^@` east of north. What is the true direction of ship?

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`19^@` south of east
compass needle is represented by `MN-MS` at `19^@` east of north. As the ship is sailing due east according to the compass, therefore the ship is actually sailing at `19^@` south of east as shown.
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