SOLUTION: Charlie swims away from a dock, toward a buoy that is 500 miles away. After reaching the buoy, the direction of the canoe is altered and it is paddled another 350 miles. From the d

SOLUTION: Charlie swims away from a dock, toward a buoy that is 500 miles away. After reaching the buoy, the direction of the canoe is altered and it is paddled another 350 miles. From the d

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Question 1105605: Charlie swims away from a dock, toward a buoy that is 500 miles away. After reaching the buoy, the direction of the canoe is altered and it is paddled another 350 miles. From the dock, the angle between the buoy and Charlie's current position measure 18 degrees. What are the possible distances Charlie is from the dock?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He swims 500 miles?
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